Tag Archives: horses

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

colic

bite

stagger

drool

Question 1 of 22

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

pyrethrins

phenylbutazone

antibiotics

DEET

Question 2 of 22

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

peeling of the hoof wall

death

lameness

laminitis

Question 3 of 22

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

ulcers

brain damage

kidney damage

liver damage

Question 4 of 22

5. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

cats and dogs

fish

humans

Question 5 of 22

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

 

acne

a rash

blisters

eczema

Question 6 of 22

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

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

Question 7 of 22

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

isolate infected animals

control insects

provide clean water

vaccinate for the disease

Question 8 of 22

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

True

False

Question 9 of 22

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

the air

biting midges

sand flies

contact with ruptured blisters

black flies

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

group water troughs, feed buckets

Question 10 of 22

11. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a fungus

a bacterial infection

a virus

an abscess

Question 11 of 22

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

pain

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

blood loss

Question 12 of 22

13. 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

Question 13 of 22

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

True

False

Question 14 of 22

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

until all lesions have healed

21 days

until it no longer has a fever

3 months

Question 15 of 22

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

cleaning lesions

putting ointment on blisters

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

giving prescribed painkillers

providing ample exercise

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

Question 16 of 22

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

fish

cats

dogs

Question 17 of 22

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

True

False

Question 18 of 22

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

True

False

Question 19 of 22

20. 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

Question 20 of 22

21. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

moldy hay

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

Question 21 of 22

22. 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?

Centers for Disease Control

Facebook friends

county health department

the state veterinarian

Question 22 of 22