Vesicular Stomatitis: How much do you know? (free quiz)

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

painful canker sores

hot peppers

surgical incisions

abscessed wisdom teeth

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2. 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

the state veterinarian

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county health department

Question 2 of 22

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

True

False

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

colic

drool

bite

stagger

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

True

False

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

black flies

the air

sand flies

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

biting midges

contact with ruptured blisters

group water troughs, feed buckets

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

True

False

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

putting ointment on blisters

giving prescribed painkillers

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

cleaning lesions

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

providing ample exercise

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

21 days

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

until all lesions have healed

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12. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a fungus

a bacterial infection

a virus

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

True

False

Question 13 of 22

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

cats

dogs

fish

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

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

 

acne

blisters

a rash

eczema

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

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

blood loss

pain

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

death

laminitis

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

Question 17 of 22

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

phenylbutazone

antibiotics

pyrethrins

DEET

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19. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

humans

cats and dogs

fish

horses, cattle and pigs

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20. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

moldy hay

commercial feed concentrates

by moving infected animals

through the air

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

brain damage

kidney damage

ulcers

liver damage

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

provide clean water

control insects

vaccinate for the disease

isolate infected animals

Question 22 of 22