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

blood loss

disorientation

lymph gland swelling

pain

Question 1 of 22

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

all horses to have proof of deworming

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

Question 2 of 22

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

pyrethrins

DEET

antibiotics

phenylbutazone

Question 3 of 22

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

True

False

Question 4 of 22

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

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

until all lesions have healed

21 days

Question 5 of 22

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

vaccinate for the disease

isolate infected animals

provide clean water

control insects

Question 6 of 22

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

liver damage

ulcers

kidney damage

brain damage

Question 7 of 22

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

 

acne

blisters

eczema

a rash

Question 8 of 22

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

sand flies

the air

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

biting midges

group water troughs, feed buckets

contact with ruptured blisters

black flies

Question 9 of 22

10. 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 10 of 22

11. 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?

county health department

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

Facebook friends

Question 11 of 22

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

painful canker sores

abscessed wisdom teeth

hot peppers

surgical incisions

Question 12 of 22

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

True

False

Question 13 of 22

14. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

through the air

by moving infected animals

Question 14 of 22

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

stagger

colic

drool

bite

Question 15 of 22

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

laminitis

peeling of the hoof wall

death

lameness

Question 16 of 22

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

True

False

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. What lesser-known animals can get vesicular stomatitis?

dogs

fish

cats

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

Question 19 of 22

20. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

cats and dogs

horses, cattle and pigs

humans

Question 20 of 22

21. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a virus

a bacterial infection

an abscess

a fungus

Question 21 of 22

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

providing ample exercise

putting ointment on blisters

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

cleaning lesions

giving prescribed painkillers

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

Question 22 of 22