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

3 months

until all lesions have healed

21 days

until it no longer has a fever

Question 1 of 22

2. 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 deworming

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

Question 2 of 22

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

sand flies

biting midges

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

group water troughs, feed buckets

the air

black flies

contact with ruptured blisters

Question 3 of 22

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

dogs

cats

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

fish

Question 4 of 22

5. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

cats and dogs

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

humans

Question 5 of 22

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

kidney damage

liver damage

ulcers

brain damage

Question 6 of 22

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

antibiotics

phenylbutazone

DEET

pyrethrins

Question 7 of 22

8. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a virus

an abscess

a fungus

a bacterial infection

Question 8 of 22

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

bite

stagger

colic

drool

Question 9 of 22

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

lameness

peeling of the hoof wall

death

laminitis

Question 10 of 22

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

True

False

Question 11 of 22

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

 

a rash

eczema

acne

blisters

Question 12 of 22

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

Question 13 of 22

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

True

False

Question 14 of 22

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

True

False

Question 15 of 22

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

hot peppers

surgical incisions

abscessed wisdom teeth

painful canker sores

Question 16 of 22

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

True

False

Question 17 of 22

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

lymph gland swelling

pain

disorientation

blood loss

Question 18 of 22

19. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

commercial feed concentrates

through the air

moldy hay

Question 19 of 22

20. 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

Facebook friends

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

Question 20 of 22

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

cleaning lesions

giving prescribed painkillers

putting ointment on blisters

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

providing ample exercise

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

Question 21 of 22

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

control insects

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

provide clean water

Question 22 of 22