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1. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

humans

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

cats and dogs

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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. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a bacterial infection

a fungus

a virus

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

black flies

sand flies

biting midges

the air

contact with ruptured blisters

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

group water troughs, feed buckets

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5. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

by moving infected animals

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

colic

drool

stagger

bite

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

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of deworming

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

phenylbutazone

antibiotics

pyrethrins

DEET

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

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

giving prescribed painkillers

putting ointment on blisters

providing ample exercise

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

ulcers

brain damage

liver damage

kidney damage

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

death

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

laminitis

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12. 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?

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Centers for Disease Control

the state veterinarian

county health department

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

True

False

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15. 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

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

dogs

fish

cats

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

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

3 months

21 days

until it no longer has a fever

until all lesions have healed

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

provide clean water

control insects

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

lymph gland swelling

blood loss

pain

disorientation

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