Actinobacillus Flashcards
Viral agents frequently predispose cattle to actinobacillosis
False
Actinobacillus lignieresii is a facultative pathogenic bacterium
True
Swine actinomycosis is caused by Actinomycosis bovis
True
Actinobacillosis in ruminants is a sporadic worldwide disease
True
Actinobacillosis of cattle appears in soft tissues around the mouth
True
Actinobacillosis most commonly enters body via wound infection
True
Antibiotics cannot be used successfully for treatment of actinobacillosis
False
Equine actinobacillosis has clinical signs only in foals
False
Foals cannot stand because of encephalitis in the case of actinobacillosis
False
Exhausting work can predispose horses to actinobacillosis
True
Umbilical infection of new-born foals can result actinobacillosis
True
Equine actinobacillosis is a septicaemic disease in new-born foals
True
Equine actinobacillosis is caused by Actinobacillus lignieresii
False
Equine actinobacillosis is caused by Actinobacillus equuli
True
Pyosepticaemia of horses is caused by Actinobacillus equuli
True
The agent of pyosepticaemia of horses is a facultative pathogenic bacterium
True
Oedema can be frequently seen in the case of pyosepticaemia of horses
True
Horses are regularly vaccinated in order to prevent actinobacillosis of foals
False
Deprivation or shortage of colostrum can predispose foals to actinobacillosis
True
Abscesses in the parenchymal organs can be seen in the case of actinobacillosis of newborn
foals
True
Timber tongue is caused by actinobacillus in foals
False
Lack of umbilical disinfection can lead to actinobacillosis in foals
True
Clinical signs of the central nervous system are typical in the case of actinobacillosis of foals
False
Wooden tongue is a typical clinical sign of equine actinobacillosis
False
Young foals are regularly vaccinated in order to prevent actinobacillosis
False
Actinobacillus equuli is the causative agent of equine actinobacillosis
True
Shortage of colostrum can predispose foals to actinobacillosis
True
Central nervous clinical signs are typical in the case of actinobacillosis of foals
False
Abscesses in the kidney are typical post mortem lesions of actinobacillosis of foals
True
Actinobacillosis can cause lameness due to encephalitis in foal
False
Actinobacillosis is caused by A. equuli in horses
True
Most important way of infection is via the umbilicus in case of Actinobacillosis in horses
True
Animals will not move due to high fever and encephalitis in case of Actinobacillosis in horses
False
Tetracyclines can cure the disease at any time in case of Actinobacillosis in horses
False
Paralysis of foals (in actinobacillosis) is the result of umbilical infection
True
The so called pyosepticemia of adult horses (in actinobacillosis) occurs due to predisposing factors
True
A. equuli is present in healthy horses as well
True
Antibiotics can be used in treatment of A. equuli
True
Oedema of the head is the most prominent clinical sign of A. equuli
True
Draught horses are more predisposed to the disease in case of A. equuli
True
A. equuli is a common disease in some areas of the world
False
Wooden tongue is a frequent lesion of bovine actinobacillosis
True
Hard and dry feed predisposes cattle to actinobacillosis
True
Bovine actinobacillosis is prevented by widespread vaccination with inactivated vaccines
False
Among the Brucella species Brucella melilentis is the most pathogenic species for humans
True