Anthrax Flashcards
1) Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax have to be killed, treatment is not allowed
false
2) The agent of anthrax is spreading in the herd very fast from animal to animal
false
3) Anthrax is frequently a peracute disease in cattle
true
4) Anthrax is caused by Clostridium anthracis
false
5) Enlargement of the spleen is a frequent postmortem lesion of anthrax
true
6) Anthrax can occur only in ruminants
false
7) Anthrax can be diagnosed by staining blood smear
true
8) Anthrax is zoonosis
true
9) Incomplete blood clotting is a typical postmortem finding in the case of anthrax
true
10) Animals are infected with the agent of anthrax mainly per os
true
11) There are no vaccines for the prevention of Anthrax
false
12) Anthrax can cause clinical signs in pigs
true
13) Horses are resistant to Anthrax.
false
14) Generally live vaccines are used for the prevention of anthrax
true
15) There is a metachromatic staining in the case of Bacillus Anthracis
true
16) Capsule and oedema factor are virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis
true
17) Carbon dioxide is needed to the spore production of Bacillus Anthracis
false
18) Capsule is a virulence factor of the agent of anthrax
true
19) Pigs are more susceptible to anthrax than sheep
false
20) Oedema factor is a virulence factor of the agent of anthrax
true
21) Human anthrax cannot be treated with antibiotics
false
22) Inactivated vaccines are used for the prevention of Anthrax
false
23) Only herbivorous animals can show clinical signs of Anthrax
false
24) The spore of Bacillus anthracis can survive several decades in the soil
true
25) Bacillus Anthracis cannot produce spores in the infected animals
true
26) Dogs are more susceptible to Bacillus Anthracis than sheep
false
27) Europe is already free from anthrax
false
28) Anthrax cannot be seen in Europe anymore
false
29) Cattle are infected with B. anthracis mainly from the soil
true
30) Anthrax is a per-acute or acute diseases in cattle
true
colic is a typical clinical sign of anthrax in horses.
true
32) Anthrax can be diagnosed with microscopic examination of blood
true
33) Bacillus anthracis main virulence factor is in the capsule
true
34) Bacillus anthracis spores: after 1 hour of boiling they are still alive
true
35) Bacillus anthracis makes spores only without oxygen
false
36) Anthrax important symptom is high fever
true
37) If the animals have Anthrax and they have a fever, you have to vaccinate them immediately
false
38) For anthrax we use inactive vaccine
false
39) Humans infected with Anthrax, primarily per os
false
40) Bacillus anthracis, herbivores are especially susceptible.
true
41) Bacillus anthracis is not in pig
false
42) Anthrax spreads rapidly in a herd
false
43) Bacillus anthracis is in the soil
true
44) In anthrax, tracheitis common in carnivores
false
45) Anthrax causes necrotic foci in liver
false
46) Anthrax diagnosis with blood/staining
true
47) Anthrax cannot occur in dogs and cats
false
48) The agent of anthrax can infect only herbivorous animals
false
49) The agent of anthrax is not spreading from animal to animal
true
50) There is a septicaemia in cattle in the case of anthrax
true
51) Anthrax is caused by Bacillus bovin
false
52) The capsule of the agent of anthrax is polypeptide
true
53) Anaerobic conditions are needed to the spore formation of the agent of anthrax
false
54) Pigs are the most susceptible animals to the agent of anthrax
false
55) Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax are not allowed to be treated with antibiotics
false
56) Only capsulated strains of Bacillus anthracis can cause anthrax
true
57) Oedema factor and lethal factor are important virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis
true
58) The clinical signs of anthrax in pigs are more severe than in cattle
false
59) Dogs and cats are resistant against the agent of anthrax
false
60) Only capsulated strain of B. anthracis is virulent
true
61) Toxin is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
true
62) Lethal factor is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
true
63) Cell wall antigen is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
false
64) Oxygen is needed to the spore production of B. anthracis
true
65) Spore is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
false
66) B. anthracis can cause blackleg
false
67) Anthrax is generally seen as a chronic disease in cattle
false
68) In case of anthrax, febrile animals have to be separated and vaccinated
false
69) Animals with anthrax can be treated with penicillin
true
70) B. anthracis can only be diagnosed by bacterial culture
false
71) B. anthracis can only be diagnosed by Ascoli test
false
72) Animals suspected of being infected with anthrax should be vaccinated
false, only healthy ones?
73) Animals infected with anthrax should be treated with antibiotics
true
74) Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule, toxin, protective antigen.
true
75) Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule, toxin, cilia
false
76) Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule, toxin, oedema factor
true
77) Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule, toxin, cell wall antigen
false
78) Anthrax is an epidemic disease that rapidly develops
false
79) Anthrax is a quickly spreading, contagious infectious disease
false
80) For lab examination of Anthrax you always have to send a spleen sample
false
81) Animals can only be infected by anthrax on the pasture
false
82) Sheep, cattle, and goats are the most sensitive animals to anthrax infection
true
83) Flagella is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
false
84) The source of anthrax infection on animals is generally the soil
true
85) Anthrax appears generally in the form of a local infection in pigs
true
86) Fever is a typical sign of acute anthrax
true
87) Anthrax can be prevented by using a live vaccine
true
88) Anthrax is caused by Clostridium chauvoei
false
89) Anthrax is not spreading from animal to animal
true
90) Horses are resistant to anthrax
false
91) Ruminants are the most sensitive to anthrax
true
92) Animals suffering from anthrax should be treated with antibiotics and hyperimmune sera, they should not be slaughtered
true
93) Causative agent of anthrax is spore-forming bacterium in air
true, should be false, soil
94) Anthrax spreads in a herd by direct contact
false
95) In order to diagnose anthrax all carcasses have to be dissected
false
96) Anthrax is an acute disease in cattle with high fever
true
97) Swine is highly susceptible in anthrax.
false
98) Splenic fever causes suffocation
true
99) Splenic fever in cattle is a per-acute/acute disease
true
100) Splenic fever is similar in every species
false
101) Carnivorous animals are resistant to Bacillus anthracis
false
102) Incomplete clotting of the blood is a post mortem lesion of anthrax
true
103) Fibrinous pneumonia is a common post mortem lesion of anthrax
false
104) Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax have to be treated with antibiotics immediately.
true
105) Horses are more susceptible to Bacillus anthracis than pigs
true
106) Only vaccinated animals are allowed to graze on pastures infected with Bacillus anthracis
false, should be true?
107) Gastric juice can kill Bacillus anthracis in the meat, so per os infection does not occur in humans
false
