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

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

True

False

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

disorientation

pain

lymph gland swelling

blood loss

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

True

False

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5. 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

giving prescribed painkillers

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

providing ample exercise

cleaning lesions

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

putting ointment on blisters

Question 5 of 22

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

True

False

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

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

cats

dogs

fish

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

until it no longer has a fever

3 months

until all lesions have healed

21 days

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

True

False

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10. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a bacterial infection

a fungus

an abscess

a virus

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

death

laminitis

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

Question 11 of 22

12. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

cats and dogs

humans

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

provide clean water

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

control insects

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

stagger

drool

bite

colic

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

antibiotics

phenylbutazone

DEET

pyrethrins

Question 15 of 22

16. 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

Facebook friends

Centers for Disease Control

the state veterinarian

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

group water troughs, feed buckets

black flies

sand flies

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

the air

contact with ruptured blisters

biting midges

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

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

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

liver damage

ulcers

brain damage

kidney damage

Question 19 of 22

20. 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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21. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

moldy hay

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

Question 21 of 22

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

abscessed wisdom teeth

surgical incisions

hot peppers

painful canker sores

Question 22 of 22