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

ulcers

brain damage

kidney damage

liver damage

Question 1 of 22

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

cleaning lesions

providing ample exercise

putting ointment on blisters

giving prescribed painkillers

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

Question 2 of 22

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

True

False

Question 3 of 22

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

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

blood loss

pain

Question 4 of 22

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

fish

dogs

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

cats

Question 5 of 22

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

3 months

21 days

until all lesions have healed

until it no longer has a fever

Question 6 of 22

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

bite

colic

stagger

drool

Question 7 of 22

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

abscessed wisdom teeth

hot peppers

surgical incisions

painful canker sores

Question 8 of 22

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

antibiotics

DEET

phenylbutazone

pyrethrins

Question 9 of 22

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

True

False

Question 10 of 22

11. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

commercial feed concentrates

by moving infected animals

moldy hay

through the air

Question 11 of 22

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

biting midges

contact with ruptured blisters

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

the air

black flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

sand flies

Question 12 of 22

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

True

False

Question 13 of 22

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

all horses to have proof of deworming

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

Question 14 of 22

15. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a fungus

a bacterial infection

a virus

an abscess

Question 15 of 22

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

provide clean water

vaccinate for the disease

control insects

isolate infected animals

Question 16 of 22

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

True

False

Question 17 of 22

18. 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 18 of 22

19. 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 19 of 22

20. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

horses, cattle and pigs

humans

cats and dogs

Question 20 of 22

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

death

laminitis

lameness

peeling of the hoof wall

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?

the state veterinarian

county health department

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Centers for Disease Control

Question 22 of 22