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

all horses to have proof of deworming

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

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

True

False

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

putting ointment on blisters

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

cleaning lesions

providing ample exercise

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

giving prescribed painkillers

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

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

3 months

21 days

until all lesions have healed

until it no longer has a fever

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

pain

lymph gland swelling

blood loss

disorientation

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

laminitis

death

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

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7. 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

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

county health department

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8. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

cats and dogs

horses, cattle and pigs

humans

fish

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

surgical incisions

painful canker sores

abscessed wisdom teeth

hot peppers

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

 

eczema

blisters

acne

a rash

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11. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a fungus

a virus

a bacterial infection

an abscess

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

liver damage

ulcers

brain damage

kidney damage

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

sand flies

contact with ruptured blisters

the air

biting midges

black flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

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

stagger

drool

bite

colic

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

cats

fish

dogs

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

True

False

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

isolate infected animals

provide clean water

control insects

vaccinate for the disease

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21. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

by moving infected animals

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

pyrethrins

DEET

antibiotics

phenylbutazone

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