Anthrax

Question 1

1) Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax have to be killed, treatment is not allowed

Answer 1

false

Question 2

2) The agent of anthrax is spreading in the herd very fast from animal to animal

Answer 2

false

Question 3

3) Anthrax is frequently a peracute disease in cattle

Answer 3

true

Question 4

4) Anthrax is caused by Clostridium anthracis

Answer 4

false

Question 5

5) Enlargement of the spleen is a frequent postmortem lesion of anthrax

Answer 5

true

Question 6

6) Anthrax can occur only in ruminants

Answer 6

false

Question 7

7) Anthrax can be diagnosed by staining blood smear

Answer 7

true

Question 8

8) Anthrax is zoonosis

Answer 8

true

Question 9

9) Incomplete blood clotting is a typical postmortem finding in the case of anthrax

Answer 9

true

Question 10

10) Animals are infected with the agent of anthrax mainly per os

Answer 10

true

Question 11

11) There are no vaccines for the prevention of Anthrax

Answer 11

false

Question 12

12) Anthrax can cause clinical signs in pigs

Answer 12

true

Question 13

13) Horses are resistant to Anthrax.

Answer 13

false

Question 14

14) Generally live vaccines are used for the prevention of anthrax

Answer 14

true

Question 15

15) There is a metachromatic staining in the case of Bacillus Anthracis

Answer 15

true

Question 16

16) Capsule and oedema factor are virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis

Answer 16

true

Question 17

17) Carbon dioxide is needed to the spore production of Bacillus Anthracis

Answer 17

false

Question 18

18) Capsule is a virulence factor of the agent of anthrax

Answer 18

true

Question 19

19) Pigs are more susceptible to anthrax than sheep

Answer 19

false

Question 20

20) Oedema factor is a virulence factor of the agent of anthrax

Answer 20

true

Question 21

21) Human anthrax cannot be treated with antibiotics

Answer 21

false

Question 22

22) Inactivated vaccines are used for the prevention of Anthrax

Answer 22

false

Question 23

23) Only herbivorous animals can show clinical signs of Anthrax

Answer 23

false

Question 24

24) The spore of Bacillus anthracis can survive several decades in the soil

Answer 24

true

Question 25

25) Bacillus Anthracis cannot produce spores in the infected animals

Answer 25

true

Question 26

26) Dogs are more susceptible to Bacillus Anthracis than sheep

Answer 26

false

Question 27

27) Europe is already free from anthrax

Answer 27

false

Question 28

28) Anthrax cannot be seen in Europe anymore

Answer 28

false

Question 29

29) Cattle are infected with B. anthracis mainly from the soil

Answer 29

true

Question 30

30) Anthrax is a per-acute or acute diseases in cattle

Answer 30

true

Question 31

colic is a typical clinical sign of anthrax in horses.

Answer 31

true

Question 32

32) Anthrax can be diagnosed with microscopic examination of blood

Answer 32

true

Question 33

33) Bacillus anthracis main virulence factor is in the capsule

Answer 33

true

Question 34

34) Bacillus anthracis spores: after 1 hour of boiling they are still alive

Answer 34

true

Question 35

35) Bacillus anthracis makes spores only without oxygen

Answer 35

false

Question 36

36) Anthrax important symptom is high fever

Answer 36

true

Question 37

37) If the animals have Anthrax and they have a fever, you have to vaccinate them immediately

Answer 37

false

Question 38

38) For anthrax we use inactive vaccine

Answer 38

false

Question 39

39) Humans infected with Anthrax, primarily per os

Answer 39

false

Question 40

40) Bacillus anthracis, herbivores are especially susceptible.

Answer 40

true

Question 41

41) Bacillus anthracis is not in pig

Answer 41

false

Question 42

42) Anthrax spreads rapidly in a herd

Answer 42

false

Question 43

43) Bacillus anthracis is in the soil

Answer 43

true

Question 44

44) In anthrax, tracheitis common in carnivores

Answer 44

false

Question 45

45) Anthrax causes necrotic foci in liver

Answer 45

false

Question 46

46) Anthrax diagnosis with blood/staining

Answer 46

true

Question 47

47) Anthrax cannot occur in dogs and cats

Answer 47

false

Question 48

48) The agent of anthrax can infect only herbivorous animals

Answer 48

false

Question 49

49) The agent of anthrax is not spreading from animal to animal

Answer 49

true

Question 50

50) There is a septicaemia in cattle in the case of anthrax

Answer 50

true

Question 51

51) Anthrax is caused by Bacillus bovin

Answer 51

false

Question 52

52) The capsule of the agent of anthrax is polypeptide

Answer 52

true

Question 53

53) Anaerobic conditions are needed to the spore formation of the agent of anthrax

Answer 53

false

Question 54

54) Pigs are the most susceptible animals to the agent of anthrax

Answer 54

false

Question 55

55) Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax are not allowed to be treated with antibiotics

Answer 55

false

Question 56

56) Only capsulated strains of Bacillus anthracis can cause anthrax

Answer 56

true

Question 57

57) Oedema factor and lethal factor are important virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis

Answer 57

true

Question 58

58) The clinical signs of anthrax in pigs are more severe than in cattle

Answer 58

false

Question 59

59) Dogs and cats are resistant against the agent of anthrax

Answer 59

false

Question 60

60) Only capsulated strain of B. anthracis is virulent

Answer 60

true

Question 61

61) Toxin is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

Answer 61

true

Question 62

62) Lethal factor is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

Answer 62

true

Question 63

63) Cell wall antigen is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

Answer 63

false

Question 64

64) Oxygen is needed to the spore production of B. anthracis

Answer 64

true

Question 65

65) Spore is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

Answer 65

false

Question 66

66) B. anthracis can cause blackleg

Answer 66

false

Question 67

67) Anthrax is generally seen as a chronic disease in cattle

Answer 67

false

Question 68

68) In case of anthrax, febrile animals have to be separated and vaccinated

Answer 68

false

Question 69

69) Animals with anthrax can be treated with penicillin

Answer 69

true

Question 70

70) B. anthracis can only be diagnosed by bacterial culture

Answer 70

false

Question 71

71) B. anthracis can only be diagnosed by Ascoli test

Answer 71

false

Question 72

72) Animals suspected of being infected with anthrax should be vaccinated

Answer 72

false, only healthy ones?

Question 73

73) Animals infected with anthrax should be treated with antibiotics

Answer 73

true

Question 74

74) Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule, toxin, protective antigen.

Answer 74

true

Question 75

75) Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule, toxin, cilia

Answer 75

false

Question 76

76) Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule, toxin, oedema factor

Answer 76

true

Question 77

77) Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule, toxin, cell wall antigen

Answer 77

false

Question 78

78) Anthrax is an epidemic disease that rapidly develops

Answer 78

false

Question 79

79) Anthrax is a quickly spreading, contagious infectious disease

Answer 79

false

Question 80

80) For lab examination of Anthrax you always have to send a spleen sample

Answer 80

false

Question 81

81) Animals can only be infected by anthrax on the pasture

Answer 81

false

Question 82

82) Sheep, cattle, and goats are the most sensitive animals to anthrax infection

Answer 82

true

Question 83

83) Flagella is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

Answer 83

false

Question 84

84) The source of anthrax infection on animals is generally the soil

Answer 84

true

Question 85

85) Anthrax appears generally in the form of a local infection in pigs

Answer 85

true

Question 86

86) Fever is a typical sign of acute anthrax

Answer 86

true

Question 87

87) Anthrax can be prevented by using a live vaccine

Answer 87

true

Question 88

88) Anthrax is caused by Clostridium chauvoei

Answer 88

false

Question 89

89) Anthrax is not spreading from animal to animal

Answer 89

true

Question 90

90) Horses are resistant to anthrax

Answer 90

false

Question 91

91) Ruminants are the most sensitive to anthrax

Answer 91

true

Question 92

92) Animals suffering from anthrax should be treated with antibiotics and hyperimmune sera, they should not be slaughtered

Answer 92

true

Question 93

93) Causative agent of anthrax is spore-forming bacterium in air

Answer 93

true, should be false, soil

Question 94

94) Anthrax spreads in a herd by direct contact

Answer 94

false

Question 95

95) In order to diagnose anthrax all carcasses have to be dissected

Answer 95

false

Question 96

96) Anthrax is an acute disease in cattle with high fever

Answer 96

true

Question 97

97) Swine is highly susceptible in anthrax.

Answer 97

false

Question 98

98) Splenic fever causes suffocation

Answer 98

true

Question 99

99) Splenic fever in cattle is a per-acute/acute disease

Answer 99

true

Question 100

100) Splenic fever is similar in every species

Answer 100

false

Question 101

101) Carnivorous animals are resistant to Bacillus anthracis

Answer 101

false

Question 102

102) Incomplete clotting of the blood is a post mortem lesion of anthrax

Answer 102

true

Question 103

103) Fibrinous pneumonia is a common post mortem lesion of anthrax

Answer 103

false

Question 104

104) Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax have to be treated with antibiotics immediately.

Answer 104

true

Question 105

105) Horses are more susceptible to Bacillus anthracis than pigs

Answer 105

true

Question 106

106) Only vaccinated animals are allowed to graze on pastures infected with Bacillus anthracis

Answer 106

false, should be true?

Question 107

107) Gastric juice can kill Bacillus anthracis in the meat, so per os infection does not occur in humans

Answer 107

false