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Vett 113
Exam 1 review WK 1-3
Question | Answer |
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Which of the following is a pathogen found in the mouth of animals that can lead to cardiac and pulmonary problems in both humans and animals? | Pasteurella Multocida |
Which of the following are hazards that you may be exposed to in the veterinary practice? (Check all that apply) | Animal Bites and Scratches, Harmful chemicals, radiation, exposure to zoonotic diseases. |
Some important zoonotic diseases include: (Click all that apply) | toxoplasmosis, ringworm, rabies, Lyme disease. |
Puncture wounds are very difficult to clean and infections commonly occur due to bacteria left in the wound. | True |
A zoonotic viral disease that can affect any warm-blooded animal; spread by contact with saliva. | Rabies |
A zoonotic skin condition caused by the agent Microsporum sp. | Ringworm |
The chemical _____________ is commonly used in "cold sterilization" trays to sterilize hand instruments. It can be harmful to other living organisms and you should always wash your hands after handling and keep trays covered to minimize evaporation. | Glutaraldehyde |
A scalpel blade used to remove a fatty tumor from a dog. (normal or medical waste)? | Medical waste |
Which of the following are characteristics of cat bite wounds? (Check all that apply) | Puncture wounds, deep penetration to tissue/bones, up to 80% of bites become infected. |
Urine and feces from a patient that received a chemotherapy agent earlier in the day. (normal or medical waste)? | Medial Waste |
The term that means "without signs of disease" is: | asystomatic |
Systemic infection occurs when the microbe spreads throughout the body, usually in the bloodstream. | True |
The stage of a disease where the clinical signs decrease and the animal begins to recover from the infection is the: | Recovery Phase |
Incubation period is the time from the first contact with the infectious agent until clinical signs begin. | True |
A living organism that does not itself cause disease but serves to transmit an infectious organism from one host to another is called a/an: | Vector |
An infection that is acquired in a medical facility is known as a / an _____________ infection. | Nosocomial |
Which of the following are examples of defenses of the body that help protect against development of infectious diseases? (Check all that apply) | Tears, skin, stomach acid, immune system |
A ___________ infection is an initial infection in a previously healthy animal and is often an acute infection. | Primary |
The development of disease caused by a pathogen depends upon which of the following factors: (Check all that apply) | Route of entry of microbe, age of the animal, number of microbes introduced to host. |
The stage of the disease that describes the period of time from the first contact with the infectious agent until clinical signs begin is called the __________: | incubation period |
Gram Stain is useful when classifying _____________. | Bacteria |
The term that describes death or death rate is: | Mortality |
The species name of organisms is not capitalized. | True |
The term that describes the orderly classification of organisms into groups and assigns a scientific name to an organism is: | Taxonomy |
The Genus name of organisms is always capitalized. | True |
The study of the cause, incidence, source, method of transmission, and distribution of disease in a population is termed: | epidemiology |
Viruses are considered to be alive. (t/f) | False |
______________ is the term that describes the method of bacterial reproduction where the bacterium divides in two and each is a clone of the original microbe. | Binary fission |