Tag Archives: horses

1. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

cats and dogs

humans

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

pyrethrins

phenylbutazone

DEET

antibiotics

Question 2 of 22

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

True

False

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4. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

through the air

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5. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a bacterial infection

an abscess

a fungus

a virus

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

ulcers

liver damage

kidney damage

brain damage

Question 6 of 22

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

True

False

Question 7 of 22

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

21 days

until all lesions have healed

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

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

peeling of the hoof wall

death

lameness

laminitis

Question 9 of 22

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

disorientation

blood loss

pain

lymph gland swelling

Question 10 of 22

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

 

acne

eczema

blisters

a rash

Question 11 of 22

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

painful canker sores

surgical incisions

abscessed wisdom teeth

hot peppers

Question 12 of 22

13. 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 vaccinations

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of deworming

Question 13 of 22

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

the air

group water troughs, feed buckets

sand flies

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

contact with ruptured blisters

biting midges

black flies

Question 14 of 22

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

True

False

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16. 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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17. 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?

Facebook friends

county health department

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

Question 17 of 22

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

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

giving prescribed painkillers

cleaning lesions

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

providing ample exercise

putting ointment on blisters

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

Question 18 of 22

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

drool

stagger

bite

colic

Question 19 of 22

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

control insects

isolate infected animals

provide clean water

vaccinate for the disease

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

dogs

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

fish

cats

Question 21 of 22

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

True

False

Question 22 of 22