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1. 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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2. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

commercial feed concentrates

by moving infected animals

through the air

moldy hay

Question 2 of 22

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

cleaning lesions

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

putting ointment on blisters

providing ample exercise

giving prescribed painkillers

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

True

False

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

DEET

pyrethrins

phenylbutazone

antibiotics

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6. 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

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

kidney damage

liver damage

brain damage

ulcers

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

blood loss

pain

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

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

black flies

contact with ruptured blisters

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

sand flies

biting midges

the air

group water troughs, feed buckets

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

fish

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

cats

dogs

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

painful canker sores

abscessed wisdom teeth

surgical incisions

hot peppers

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

colic

bite

stagger

drool

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

True

False

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15. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a bacterial infection

a fungus

a virus

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16. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

cats and dogs

fish

humans

horses, cattle and pigs

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

True

False

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

isolate infected animals

provide clean water

vaccinate for the disease

control insects

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

3 months

until all lesions have healed

until it no longer has a fever

21 days

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

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

laminitis

death

Question 20 of 22

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

True

False

Question 21 of 22

22. 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?

Centers for Disease Control

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county health department

the state veterinarian

Question 22 of 22