VT6 Final

Question 1

Drug of choice for cat bite infection, Pasteurella

Answer 1

Clavamox

Question 2

Not recommended for pregnant or nursing animals

Causes decoloization of the developing teeth

Answer 2

Tetracyclines

Question 3

Commonly used to treat dental infections

Answer 3

Clindamycin

Question 4

Prohibited in animals to be used for human consumption

Answer 4

Chloramphenicol

Question 5

Used to treat dermatophyte (ringworm) infection

Answer 5

Miconazole

Question 6

Cause of respiratory disease in birds

Answer 6

Aspergillus

Question 7

Dermatophyte that causes ringworm

Answer 7

Microsporum

Question 8

Single celled organism, cause of skin and ear infections

Answer 8

Malassezia

Question 9

Harmless in avian hosts but cause neurological disease in horses and humans

Answer 9

West Nile Virus

Question 10

Cause of respiratory and GI infections especially in hunting dogs

Answer 10

Histoplasma

Question 11

Three ways to test for dermatophyte or ringworm infection

Answer 11

Woods lamp
KOH
DTM

Question 12

Technique is a method used to avoid contamination of specimens to be cultured or used for diagnosis

Answer 12

Aseptic

Question 13

Catalase test determines the bacterias ability to convert ________________________ into oxygen and water

Answer 13

Hydrogen peroxide

Question 14

Antibiotics effect what etiological agent with little to no harm to the host

Answer 14

Bacteria

Question 15

Interferons is the body’s natural ___________ compound produced by animal cells

Answer 15

Anti- viral

Question 16

A cluster of cocci

Answer 16

Staphylococcus

Question 17

A chain of cocci

Answer 17

Streptococcus

Question 18

Rod- shaped

Answer 18

Bacillus

Question 19

Cause of kennel cough in dogs

Answer 19

Bordetella

Question 20

Cause of tetanus and botulism

Answer 20

Clostridium

Question 21

Cause of infertility and abortion

Answer 21

Brucella

Question 22

An opportunistic pathogen of the urinary tract

Answer 22

Proteus

Question 23

Release bacterial toxins that cause diarrhea and uti

Answer 23

E- coli

Question 24

Can cause abscesses from cat bites

Answer 24

Pasturella

Question 25

Resistant to many antibiotics

Answer 25

Pseudomonas

Question 26

Normal flora of reptiles, may cause severe diarrhea in mammals

Answer 26

Salmonella

Question 27

May cause respiratory disease in birds or cats

Answer 27

Chlamoydophila

Question 28

Cause of death in most pet rats

Answer 28

Mycoplasma

Question 29

Source of Lyme disease in humans and dogs

Answer 29

Borrelia

Question 30

Transmitted in the urine of small rodents

Answer 30

Leptospira

Question 31

Disease caused by pathogenic organisms

Answer 31

Infectious

Question 32

Disease that can be spread from one animal to another

Answer 32

Contagious

Question 33

Disease caused by medical staff

Answer 33

Iatrogenic

Question 34

Disease of unknown cause

Answer 34

Idiopathic

Question 35

Disease contracted in a facility

Answer 35

Nosocomial