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

control insects

provide clean water

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

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

colic

drool

bite

stagger

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

biting midges

contact with ruptured blisters

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

the air

sand flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

black flies

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4. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

through the air

by moving infected animals

moldy hay

commercial feed concentrates

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

True

False

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6. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

humans

cats and dogs

horses, cattle and pigs

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

True

False

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8. 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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9. What lesser-known animals can get vesicular stomatitis?

fish

dogs

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

cats

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

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

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11. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a virus

a fungus

a bacterial infection

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

pyrethrins

phenylbutazone

DEET

antibiotics

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

painful canker sores

abscessed wisdom teeth

surgical incisions

hot peppers

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14. 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

Facebook friends

county health department

Centers for Disease Control

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

True

False

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

blood loss

pain

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

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

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

death

laminitis

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

ulcers

brain damage

liver damage

kidney damage

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

cleaning lesions

providing ample exercise

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

putting ointment on blisters

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

 

acne

eczema

blisters

a rash

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

True

False

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