Infectious

Question 1

What is the mode of transmission in neospora

Answer 1

transplacental

Question 2

What is the mode of transmission for pythium

Answer 2

breaks in skin or oral ingestion

Question 3

What causes the lysis of the RBC in babesia

Answer 3

merozoite

Question 4

What is a zoonotic disease in dogs and horses

Answer 4

staph aureus

Question 5

Virus that affects dogs, cats, and pigs

Answer 5

parvovirus

Question 6

Best way to diagnose rabies

Answer 6

IFA of braintem/cerebellum

Question 7

What is the treatment of choice for tritrichomonas foetus

Answer 7

ronidazole

Question 8

what is the primary site of viral replication in FIV

Answer 8

macrophages

Question 9

What is the mechanism of action of ascites in FIP

Answer 9

increased VEGF leading to vasculitis

Question 10

What is the treatment of choice for cytauxzoonosis

Answer 10

atovaquone and azithromycin

Question 11

What causes lymphopenia in FeLV/FIV

Answer 11

loss of CD4 cells

Question 12

Where is anaplasma phagocytophilum located

Answer 12

neutrophils

Question 13

Where is anaplasma platys located

Answer 13

thrombocytes

Question 14

where is babesia located

Answer 14

erythrocytes

Question 15

where is cytauxzoon located

Answer 15

erythrocytes

Question 16

Where is bartonella located

Answer 16

RBCs

Question 17

Where is hepatozoon located

Answer 17

muscle

Question 18

Where is leishmania located

Answer 18

macrophage

Question 19

where is trypanosoma located

Answer 19

macrophages

Question 20

How do you diagnosis toxoplasma

Answer 20

IgM

Question 21

What other disease is seen with toxoplasma

Answer 21

FIV

Question 22

What crosses the placenta in toxoplasma

Answer 22

tachyzoites

Question 23

How do you diagnose aelurostrongylus

Answer 23

baermann

Question 24

CS of lyme disease

Answer 24

often subclinical - polyarthritis

Question 25

What is treatment for nasal aspergillosis

Answer 25

debridement, topical infusion of clotrimazole if cribriform is intact, systemic antifungal (itraconazole, terbinafine, voriconazole if invading adjacent ST)

Question 26

What test would be abnormal first in rodenticide toxicity (anticoagulant)

Answer 26

PT would go up first

Question 27

What is the most common gram negative bacterial in cats with pyothorax

Answer 27

pasteurella

Question 28

Process that occurs in DIC that is pro-thrombic

Answer 28

Tissue factor

Question 29

How is nocardia in pleural effusion diagnosed and what is it

Answer 29

gram positive bacilli - acid fast

Question 30

how is actinomyces in pleural effusion diagnosed and what is it

Answer 30

gram positive - non-acid fast

Question 31

What does the tetanus antitoxin do

Answer 31

neutralizes free toxin