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

contact with ruptured blisters

group water troughs, feed buckets

black flies

sand flies

biting midges

the air

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

Question 1 of 22

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

True

False

Question 2 of 22

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

until it no longer has a fever

3 months

21 days

until all lesions have healed

Question 3 of 22

4. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a fungus

an abscess

a bacterial infection

a virus

Question 4 of 22

5. 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 5 of 22

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

control insects

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

provide clean water

Question 6 of 22

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

fish

dogs

cats

Question 7 of 22

8. 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

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of deworming

Question 8 of 22

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

True

False

Question 9 of 22

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

 

a rash

acne

blisters

eczema

Question 10 of 22

11. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

moldy hay

by moving infected animals

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

Question 11 of 22

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

True

False

Question 12 of 22

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

pyrethrins

antibiotics

phenylbutazone

DEET

Question 13 of 22

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

liver damage

kidney damage

brain damage

ulcers

Question 14 of 22

15. 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

Centers for Disease Control

the state veterinarian

Question 15 of 22

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

surgical incisions

abscessed wisdom teeth

hot peppers

painful canker sores

Question 16 of 22

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

laminitis

lameness

death

peeling of the hoof wall

Question 17 of 22

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

True

False

Question 18 of 22

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

colic

stagger

drool

bite

Question 19 of 22

20. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

humans

horses, cattle and pigs

cats and dogs

fish

Question 20 of 22

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

putting ointment on blisters

cleaning lesions

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

giving prescribed painkillers

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

providing ample exercise

Question 21 of 22

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

disorientation

blood loss

pain

lymph gland swelling

Question 22 of 22