Deck 3

Question 1

Epizootic process:
(What are stages of epizootic process?)

Answer 1

• Inter-epizootic, pre-epizootic, ascending, culmination, descending, post-epizootic.
• Biological, dynamic and multifactorial phenomenon based on continuous interaction between the animal population, etiological agents and environment.
• Epizootiological chain: circulation of aetiological agents in animal population, repeating and continuing process of artiological agent transmission among susceptible hosts.
• Forms: Apparent (typical, atypical, abortive), inapparent, latent.
• Grades: Sporadic, enzootic, epizootic, panzootic.

Question 2

What causes African Horse Sickness ?

Answer 2

Orbivirus, reoviridae.

Question 3

What causes Fowl Cholera ?

Answer 3

Pasteurella multocida.

Question 4

Transmission of FIV ?

Answer 4

Biting → Saliva - Vertical

Question 5

Reservoir in West Nile Virus ?

Answer 5

Birds.

Question 6

Most susceptible to tetanus ?

Answer 6

Horse/lambs.

Question 7

Samples for paratuberculosis ?

Answer 7

Faeces.

Question 8

Brucella culture agar:

Answer 8

Blood agar.
(Colombia blood agar)

Question 9

Division of cell culture growth methods ?

Answer 9

• Monolayer
• Suspension
• Microcarrier

Question 10

Aetiological agent for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) ?

Answer 10

Pestivirus, flaviviridae.

Question 11

Does blocking ELISA cause a colour change ?

Answer 11

Yes.

Question 12

Gold standard for Rabies detection ?

Answer 12

Fluorescent antibody testing.

Question 13

Culture media for mycobacterium ?

Answer 13

Ziehl-neeIsen.

Question 14

Stain for brucella ?

Answer 14

Ziehl-neelsen modified = Stamp staining.

Question 15

What causes Swine Vesicular Disease ?

Answer 15

Enterovirus, picornavirus.
(Enterovirus B.)