1. Lesions from vesicular stomatitis cause a great deal of what?

disorientation

pain

blood loss

lymph gland swelling

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2. How long is an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis contagious?

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

21 days

until all lesions have healed

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3. In areas where vesicular stomatitis is a concern, who should you contact for state health entrance and return requirements before you travel with your animal?

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

county health department

Facebook friends

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4. Bute or banamine used improperly to ease the pain of an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis can cause what?

ulcers

kidney damage

brain damage

liver damage

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5. Animals with vesicular stomatitis in their mouths will do what?

stagger

drool

colic

bite

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6. What lesser-known animals can get vesicular stomatitis?

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

cats

dogs

fish

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7. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

cats and dogs

horses, cattle and pigs

humans

fish

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8. Animals can get vesicular stomatitis from what? (Check all that apply.)

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

sand flies

the air

black flies

biting midges

group water troughs, feed buckets

contact with ruptured blisters

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9. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a bacterial infection

an abscess

a virus

a fungus

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10. The best way to prevent vesicular stomatitis is to what?

provide clean water

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

control insects

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11. Vesicular stomatitis usually causes what around the tongue, lips, mouth, nose, udder, sheath or coronary bands of the animal?

 

eczema

a rash

blisters

acne

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12. There is a specific treatment to stop the vesicular stomatitis virus.

True

False

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13. Most of the time, vesicular stomatitis is an uncomfortable disease, but not life-threatening.

True

False

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14. When an animal gets vesicular stomatitis, it must be reported to federal and state animal health officials.

True

False

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15. People can get vesicular stomatitis from handling infected animals.

True

False

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16. Taking care of an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis includes (check all that apply):

providing ample exercise

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

putting ointment on blisters

giving prescribed painkillers

rinsing the infected animal’s mouth with salt water or diluted antiseptics

giving it ample fluids, intravenously or via stomach tube, if needed

cleaning lesions

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17. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

commercial feed concentrates

through the air

by moving infected animals

moldy hay

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18. If an animal has a confirmed case of vesicular stomatitis, the facility in which it resides will be quarantined until the last lesion has healed.

True

False

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19. Horse shows may require what in areas where vesicular stomatitis is a concern?

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

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20. Vesicular stomatitis of the coronary band can cause what?

lameness

laminitis

death

peeling of the hoof wall

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21. From a human perspective, having vesicular stomatitis would be like having a mouthful of what?

surgical incisions

abscessed wisdom teeth

hot peppers

painful canker sores

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22. When controlling insects to prevent vesicular stomatitis, do not use what on horses or cattle?

pyrethrins

antibiotics

DEET

phenylbutazone

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