Actinomyces nocardia Requi Dermatophitosis Flashcards
Rough hard feed can predispose cattle to actinomycosis
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Actinomyces species can cause diseases mainly in cattle swine and dogs
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Bovine actinomycosis is typically a generalised disease
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Actinomyces species are fastidious bacteria which can be found on mucous membranes
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Lumpy jaw is the clinical form of bovine actinomycosis
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Actinomyces hordeovulneris can cause actinomycosis of dogs
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Actinomyces bovis is the causative agent of bovine actinomycosis
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Actinomycosis is a notifiable disease
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Subcutaneous pyogranuloma can be seen in the case of canine actinomycosis
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actinomyces species can cause diseases mainly in birds
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Respiratory distress is a clinical sign of canine actinomycosis
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Actinomyces species can be found mainly in the northern hemisphere
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Arthritis is the most frequent clinical sign of canine actinomycosis
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A. hordeovulneris and A. viscosus can cause pleuritis peritonitis and pericarditis
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Clinical signs and pathological findings of canine actinomycosis and nocardiosis are generalized
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Actinomyces bovis is the causative agent of wooden tongue it generally attacks soft tissues
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Wooden tongue is caused by Actinomyces bovis in cattle
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Bovine actinomycosis is caused by Actinomyces lignieresii
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Abrasions on the mucous membrane of the oral cavity can predispose to actinomycosis
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Lumpy jaw is a common clinical sign of bovine actinomycosis
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Actinomyces bovis is the causative agent of lumpy jaw
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Rough feed and tooth eruption can predispose to lumpy jaw
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Actinomyces bovis can cause actinomycosis in swine
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Distortion of the mandibula or maxilla are the typical sessions of swine actinomycosis
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Canine actinomycosis is caused by Actinomycosis canis
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Prolonged antibiotic therapy is needed to the treatment of actinomycosis
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Changing teeth is a predisposing factor in actinomycosis
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Use of attenuated vaccines against actinomycosis is widespread
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The pathological lesions of actinomycosis in pigs are seen in the udder
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Sulphur granules are seen in the lesions of actinomycosis
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Actinomycosis is prevented with wide vaccination
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Hard stinging feed predisposes cattle to actinomycosis
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In the case of bovine actinomycosis the lesions are localized in the udder
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Wounds on the udder predispose swine to actinomycosis
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Actinomycosis is mainly an acute disease
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In the case of bovine actinomycosis lesions can be seen in the mandible or maxilla
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Bovine actinomycosis causes changes in the upper and lower jaw
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In bovine actinomycosis the first changes are seen in the udder
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Actinomyces causes a generalized infection
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Dogs are resistant to actinomycosis
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Sulphur granules are typical lesions of actinomycosis
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Actinomyces viscosus can infect the udder of sow
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Actinomyces can affect the retropharyngeal lymph nodes
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In dogs grass awns can be a predisposing factor for actinomycosis infection
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A. israelii is the causative agent if canine actinomycosis
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Swine actinomycosis is caused by Actinomycosis bovis
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Actinomyces species are epiphytes
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Actinomycosis bovis can cause udder infection in horses
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Dogs can be infected by Actinomyces bovis
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Vaccines in cattle can be efficient for prevention of the actinomycosis disease
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Wound infection is the primary route of actinomycosis infection
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Actinomycosis is a gram-negative bacterium
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Horses are most sensitive to Actinomyces israelii
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Lumpy jaw is a frequently seen disease in cattle herds with high morbidity
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Mastitis is a common clinical sign of bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia species cause lymphadenitis in different animals
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Nocardia asteroides can cause mastitis in cattle
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Pneumonia is a frequently seen pathological finding in bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia asteroides causes bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia species are really fastidious bacteria which can grow on mucous membranes only
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Nocardia bacteria can cause inflammation of the lymphatic vessels
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Cattle are infected with nocardia bacteria from the soil
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Nocardia species are Gram negative coccoid rod shaped bacteria
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Carnivores and cattle are susceptible to nocardia species
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nocardia are gram positive branching filaments
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nocardia asteroides can cause generalized infection in dogs
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Nocardiosis is a chronic infection with granuloma formation
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Norcardia species are soil organisms
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Nocardia asteroides is a soil microorganism
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Nocardia asteroides generally causes mastitis in cattle which can be an iatrogenic infection
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Nocardia asteroides can cause granulomatous lesions of tissues under the skin in cattle
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Canine nocardiosis is caused by Nocardia asteroides
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Nocardiosis causes chronic mastitis in cows
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Nocardia asteroides can cause generalized disease in dogs
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Nocardia spp. in cattle primarily causes mastitis
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Most susceptible species to Nocardiosis are dog and horse
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N. asteroides causes cutaneous pyogranulomas in dog
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Nocardia asteroides is zoonotic
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Disseminated Nocardiosis in dog occurs after 1 year of age
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Nocardiosis will cause acute mastitis in cattle
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Bovine farcy causes chronic lesions in the superficial lymph nodes and vessels
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Nocardiosis are found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions
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Nocardia is a facultative aerobic bacterium
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Rhodococcus equi causes mainly metritis and urinary tract infections
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Only moderately virulent Rhodococcus equi strains can cause disease in foals
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Immunocompromised humans are susceptible to Rhodococcus equi
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Rhodococcus equi can cause aseptic arthritis in young foals
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Rhodococcus equi can cause a disease mainly in swine
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Pneumonia of young foals caused by Rhodococcus equi can mainly be seen in summer time
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1 to 3 months old foals acquire Rhodococcus equi from the dust so the main route of infection is the inhalation of the dust contaminated with the causative agen
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Rhodococcus equi infection is a notifiable disease
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Rhodococcus equi can cause pneumonia and lymphadenitis in 6 to 18 months-old foals
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Rhodococcus equi mainly causes CNS clinical signs in 1-4-month-old foals
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Rhodococcus equi can cause abscesses
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Rhodococcus equi can cause lesions only in horses
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Rhodococcus equi can generally cause disease in foals above 6 months of age
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Tetracyclines are the primary antibiotics for the treatment of diseases caused by Rhodococcus equi
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Rhodococcus equi can cause pneumonia in horses
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Rhodococcus equi can cause disease mainly in foals between 1 and 4 months of age
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Rhodococcus equi can cause lesions in the gut
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There is widespread vaccination to prevent diseases caused by Rhodococcus equi
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Rhodococcus equi can cause pneumonia in 1-3 years old foals
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Interstitial pneumonia is the main lesion caused by Rhodococcus equi in foals
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Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi can be successfully treated with colistin
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Rhodococcus equi can cause lesions in humans
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Rhodococcus equi can cause only pneumonia in foals
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Equine herpesvirus-2 can predispose horses to pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi
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Bronchopneumonia caused by R. equi is typically seen in foals between 1 and 4 months of age.
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Combination of Rifampicin and Macrolides antibiotics is used for the treatment of bronchopneumonia caused by R. equi.
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Rhodococcus equi can cause pneumonia in foals of 5-6 months of age
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Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi is a chronic disease
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Serous pneumonia is caused by Rhodococcus Equi.
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Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi is treated with penicillin
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R. equi causes pneumonia in foals aged 6-8 months
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R. equi pneumonia is transmitted from foal to foal
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R. equi causes severe catarrhal pneumonia
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Pneumonia caused by R. equi can be treated with rifampicin and erythromycin for 4-5 days
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R. equi is an obligate anaerobic bacterium
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R. equi causes high mortality in infected foals
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R. equi can cause ulcerative enteritis
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Rhodococcus equi is usually seen during the winter
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R. equi causes pneumonia with large abscesses
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R. equi pneumonia can be treated with rifampicin and erythromycin for 4-10 weeks
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Foals suffering from Rhodococcus equi can be treated with any antibiotic
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Pneumonia caused by R. equi is a fast spreading acute disease
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Many of the clinically sick animals recover after treatment for R. equi infection
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R. equi pneumonia is transmitted by inhalation of contaminated dust
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R. equi cause purulent pneumonia
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Dermatophilus congolensis is the agent of dermatophilosis
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Dermatophilus congolensis causes ulcerative dermatitis in sheep
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Dermatophilus congolensis can cause metritis in horses
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Skin lesions have important role in the pathogenesis of dermatophilosis
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Dermatophilus congolensis is mainly a human pathogen.
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The agents of dermatophilosis cannot survive in the environment they are mainly transmitted by arthropods
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examination of skin caping under the microscope is important diagnostic method for the diagnosis of dermatophilosis
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dermatophilus hyicus causes exudative dermatitis in piglets
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Heavy rain and wet skin surfaces are important predisposing factors in case of dermatophilosis
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Treatment is not allowed in the case of dermatophilosis eradication of the disease is our primary aim
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Treatment of dermatophilosis is based on antifungal agents
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The most susceptible animal species which shows clinical signs of dermatophilosis is the dog.
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Dermatophilosis is more frequent in the tropical areas than in moderate climate
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Dermatophilosis is caused by Dermatophilus bovis
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The agent of dermatophilosis is resistant it remains viable for several months in the environment
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Serous dermatitis can be seen in the case of dermatophilosis
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Dermatophilosis occurs only in tropical and subtropical regions
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Dermatophilosis congolensis is the causative agent of dermatophilosis
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The agent of dermatophilosis is not resistant it cannot survive in environment
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Focal necrosis in the parenchymal organs is a typical lesion of dermatophilosis
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Dermatophilus bovis causes dermatophilosis
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Serous dermatitis is the main clinical sign of dermatophilosis
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At dermatophilosis in the parenchymal organs inflammatory-necrotic nodules can be observed
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The agent of Dermatophilosis can survive in the environment
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Dermatophilosis can be diagnosed by staining a direct smear from the lesions
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Dermatophilosis can be diagnosed by microscopic examination
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Dermatophilosis can be generalized
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Dermatophilosis can affects also birds and plants
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Dermatophilosis occurs only in Africa
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Focal inflammation in the liver is a typical lesion of dermatophilosis
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Dermatophilosis is predisposed by wet skin
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