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

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

cleaning lesions

putting ointment on blisters

providing ample exercise

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

giving prescribed painkillers

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3. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a bacterial infection

a fungus

a virus

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4. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

through the air

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

kidney damage

ulcers

brain damage

liver damage

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

 

a rash

acne

blisters

eczema

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

True

False

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

peeling of the hoof wall

laminitis

lameness

death

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9. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

cats and dogs

humans

horses, cattle and pigs

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10. 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?

Facebook friends

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

county health department

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

until it no longer has a fever

21 days

until all lesions have healed

3 months

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

True

False

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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

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

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

disorientation

pain

lymph gland swelling

blood loss

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

fish

cats

dogs

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

True

False

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

colic

bite

drool

stagger

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

antibiotics

DEET

phenylbutazone

pyrethrins

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

black flies

the air

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

sand flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

contact with ruptured blisters

biting midges

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