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

True

False

Question 1 of 22

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

ulcers

liver damage

brain damage

kidney damage

Question 2 of 22

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

True

False

Question 3 of 22

4. 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 4 of 22

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

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of deworming

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

Question 5 of 22

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

DEET

phenylbutazone

antibiotics

pyrethrins

Question 6 of 22

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

the air

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

contact with ruptured blisters

group water troughs, feed buckets

black flies

biting midges

sand flies

Question 7 of 22

8. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

cats and dogs

horses, cattle and pigs

humans

fish

Question 8 of 22

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

cleaning lesions

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

putting ointment on blisters

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

giving prescribed painkillers

providing ample exercise

Question 9 of 22

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

isolate infected animals

control insects

vaccinate for the disease

provide clean water

Question 10 of 22

11. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a virus

a bacterial infection

a fungus

Question 11 of 22

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

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

death

laminitis

Question 12 of 22

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

until all lesions have healed

3 months

21 days

until it no longer has a fever

Question 13 of 22

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

True

False

Question 14 of 22

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

dogs

fish

cats

Question 15 of 22

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

 

eczema

blisters

a rash

acne

Question 16 of 22

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

hot peppers

abscessed wisdom teeth

painful canker sores

surgical incisions

Question 18 of 22

19. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

through the air

by moving infected animals

Question 19 of 22

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

True

False

Question 20 of 22

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

colic

stagger

drool

bite

Question 21 of 22

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

pain

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

blood loss

Question 22 of 22