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1. 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 1 of 22

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

True

False

Question 2 of 22

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

fish

dogs

cats

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. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a virus

a bacterial infection

a fungus

an abscess

Question 5 of 22

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

control insects

vaccinate for the disease

provide clean water

isolate infected animals

Question 6 of 22

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

disorientation

pain

blood loss

lymph gland swelling

Question 7 of 22

8. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

moldy hay

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

Question 8 of 22

9. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

horses, cattle and pigs

cats and dogs

humans

Question 9 of 22

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

brain damage

kidney damage

liver damage

ulcers

Question 10 of 22

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

black flies

contact with ruptured blisters

the air

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

biting midges

group water troughs, feed buckets

sand flies

Question 11 of 22

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

painful canker sores

hot peppers

abscessed wisdom teeth

surgical incisions

Question 12 of 22

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

stagger

colic

drool

bite

Question 13 of 22

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

True

False

Question 14 of 22

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

True

False

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. 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

Centers for Disease Control

Facebook friends

the state veterinarian

Question 17 of 22

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

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

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

blisters

acne

Question 19 of 22

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

giving prescribed painkillers

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

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

cleaning lesions

providing ample exercise

putting ointment on blisters

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

Question 20 of 22

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

until all lesions have healed

21 days

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

Question 21 of 22

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

pyrethrins

DEET

antibiotics

phenylbutazone

Question 22 of 22