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

1. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

humans

cats and dogs

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

abscessed wisdom teeth

painful canker sores

surgical incisions

hot peppers

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

stagger

colic

bite

drool

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

dogs

fish

cats

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5. 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 horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of deworming

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

21 days

until all lesions have healed

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

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

True

False

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8. 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

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

 

acne

a rash

blisters

eczema

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

black flies

biting midges

the air

group water troughs, feed buckets

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

contact with ruptured blisters

sand flies

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

True

False

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13. 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

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county health department

Centers for Disease Control

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

antibiotics

DEET

phenylbutazone

pyrethrins

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

pain

blood loss

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

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

isolate infected animals

provide clean water

vaccinate for the disease

control insects

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17. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

by moving infected animals

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

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

providing ample exercise

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

putting ointment on blisters

cleaning lesions

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

giving prescribed painkillers

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

True

False

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20. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a fungus

an abscess

a virus

a bacterial infection

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

True

False

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

peeling of the hoof wall

laminitis

lameness

death

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