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

21 days

until it no longer has a fever

3 months

until all lesions have healed

Question 1 of 22

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

pyrethrins

antibiotics

DEET

phenylbutazone

Question 2 of 22

3. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a fungus

a virus

a bacterial infection

Question 3 of 22

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

peeling of the hoof wall

laminitis

lameness

death

Question 4 of 22

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

cats

dogs

fish

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

Question 5 of 22

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

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

sand flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

contact with ruptured blisters

biting midges

the air

black flies

Question 6 of 22

7. 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 7 of 22

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

True

False

Question 8 of 22

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

surgical incisions

hot peppers

painful canker sores

abscessed wisdom teeth

Question 9 of 22

10. 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

Question 10 of 22

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

 

blisters

a rash

acne

eczema

Question 11 of 22

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

disorientation

pain

lymph gland swelling

blood loss

Question 12 of 22

13. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

humans

cats and dogs

Question 13 of 22

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

True

False

Question 14 of 22

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

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

control insects

provide clean water

Question 15 of 22

16. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

commercial feed concentrates

by moving infected animals

through the air

moldy hay

Question 16 of 22

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

bite

colic

drool

stagger

Question 17 of 22

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

cleaning lesions

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

providing ample exercise

giving prescribed painkillers

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

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

putting ointment on blisters

Question 18 of 22

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

True

False

Question 19 of 22

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

kidney damage

brain damage

ulcers

liver damage

Question 20 of 22

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

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 deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

Question 21 of 22

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

True

False

Question 22 of 22