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Anthrax Erysipellas Listeriosis Flashcards

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

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-immediately treatment vaccination is not allowed

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

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-not contagious at all

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Anthrax is frequently a peracute disease in cattle

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Bovine-Acute fever, Depression, Ataxia, Bleedings
Equine-Acute fever, colic, oedema
Carnivores-Acute fever pharyngitis, vomiting
Swine-vomiting diarrhoea
Birds- Fever, haemorrhagic diarrhoea

All may bleed from every orifice

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Anthrax is caused by Clostridium anthracis

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Enlargement of the spleen is a frequent postmortem lesion of anthrax

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Splenic Fever

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Anthrax can occur only in ruminants

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7
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Anthrax can be diagnosed by staining blood smear

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But seal the vein

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8
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Anthrax is zoonosis

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mostly aerogenous spread in humans

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

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

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11
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of Anthrax

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live attenuated

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12
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Anthrax can cause clinical signs in pigs

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13
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Generally live vaccines are used for the prevention of anthrax

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14
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There is a metachromatic staining in the case of Bacillus Anthracis

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15
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Capsule and oedema factor are virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis

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16
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Carbon dioxide is needed to the spore production of Bacillus Anthracis

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o2

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17
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Capsule is a virulence factor of the agent of anthrax

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18
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Pigs are more susceptible to anthrax than sheep

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Oedema factor is a virulence factor of the agent of anthrax

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20
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Human anthrax cannot be treated with antibiotics

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21
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Inactivated vaccines are used for the prevention of Anthrax

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22
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Only herbivorous animals can show clinical signs of Anthrax

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23
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The spore of Bacillus anthracis can survive several decades in the soil

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24
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Bacillus Anthracis cannot produce spores in the infected animals

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spore production only in the presence of o2 so do not open the carcass

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25
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Dogs are more susceptible to Bacillus Anthracis than sheep

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Ruminants most susceptible

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26
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Europe is already free from anthrax

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27
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Cattle are infected with B. anthracis mainly from the soil

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28
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Anthrax is a per-acute or acute diseases in cattle

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29
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Colic is a typical clinical sign of anthrax in horses

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30
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Anthrax can be diagnosed with microscopic examination of blood

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metachromatic stain

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31
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Bacillus anthracis main virulence factor is in the capsule

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32
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Bacillus anthracis spores: after 1 hour of boiling they are still alive

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33
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Bacillus anthracis makes spores only without oxygen

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34
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Anthrax important symptom is high fever

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35
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If the animals have Anthrax and they have a fever you have to vaccinate them immediately

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treatment

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36
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For anthrax we use inactive vaccine

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37
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Humans infected with Anthrax primarily per os

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38
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Bacillus anthracis herbivores are especially susceptible

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39
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Bacillus anthracis is not in pig

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40
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Anthrax spreads rapidly in a herd

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41
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Bacillus anthracis is in the soil

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42
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In anthrax tracheitis common in carnivores

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pharyngitis

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43
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Anthrax causes necrotic foci in liver

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44
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Anthrax diagnosis with blood/staining

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45
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Anthrax cannot occur in dogs and cats

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46
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The agent of anthrax can infect only herbivorous animals

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47
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The agent of anthrax is not spreading from animal to animal

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48
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There is a septicaemia in cattle in the case of anthrax

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49
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Anthrax is caused by Bacillus bovin

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50
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The capsule of the agent of anthrax is polypeptide

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51
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Anaerobic conditions are needed to the spore formation of the agent of anthrax

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52
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Pigs are the most susceptible animals to the agent of anthrax.

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53
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Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax are not allowed to be treated with antibiotics

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54
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Only capsulated strains of Bacillus anthracis can cause anthrax

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55
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Oedema factor and lethal factor are important virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis

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56
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The clinical signs of anthrax in pigs are more severe than in cattle

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57
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Dogs and cats are resistant against the agent of anthrax

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58
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Only capsulated strain of B. anthracis is virulent

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59
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Toxin is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

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Lethal factor is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

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Cell wall antigen is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

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62
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Oxygen is needed to the spore production of B. anthracis

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Spore is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

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64
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B. anthracis can cause blackleg

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65
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Anthrax is generally seen as a chronic disease in cattle

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66
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In case of anthrax febrile animals have to be separated and vaccinated

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67
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Animals with anthrax can be treated with penicillin

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B. anthracis can only be diagnosed by bacterial culture

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69
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B. anthracis can only be diagnosed by Ascoli test.

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70
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Animals suspected of being infected with anthrax should be vaccinated

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suspected vaccinated
infected with cs treated

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Animals infected with anthrax should be treated with antibiotics

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72
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Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule toxin protective antigen

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73
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Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule toxin cilia

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74
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Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule toxin oedema factor

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75
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Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule toxin cell wall antigen

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no cell wall antigen

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76
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Anthrax is an epidemic disease that rapidly develops

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77
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Anthrax is a quickly spreading contagious infectious disease

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78
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For lab examination of Anthrax you always have to send a spleen sample

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79
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Animals can only be infected by anthrax on the pasture

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80
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Sheep cattle and goats are the most sensitive animals to anthrax infection.

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81
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Flagella is a virulence factor of B. anthracis

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82
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The source of anthrax infection on animals is generally the soil

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83
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Anthrax appears generally in the form of a local infection in pigs

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84
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Fever is a typical sign of acute anthrax

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85
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Anthrax can be prevented by using a live vaccine.

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86
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Anthrax is caused by Clostridium chauvoei

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Anthrax is not spreading from animal to animal

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88
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Horses are resistant to anthrax

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89
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Ruminants are the most sensitive to anthrax

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90
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Animals suffering from anthrax should be treated with antibiotics and hyperimmune sera they should not be slaughtered

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91
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Causative agent of anthrax is spore-forming bacterium in air

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in the soil

92
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Anthrax spreads in a herd by direct contact

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93
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In order to diagnose anthrax all carcasses have to be dissected

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94
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Anthrax is an acute disease in cattle with high fever

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T

95
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Swine is highly susceptible in anthrax

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96
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Splenic fever causes suffocation

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97
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Splenic fever in cattle is a per-acute/acute disease

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98
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Splenic fever is similar in every species

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99
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Carnivorous animals are resistant to Bacillus anthracis

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100
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Incomplete clotting of the blood is a post mortem lesion of anthrax

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101
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Fibrinous pneumonia is a common post mortem lesion of anthrax

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102
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Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax have to be treated with antibiotics immediately

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T

103
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Horses are more susceptible to Bacillus anthracis than pigs

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104
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Only vaccinated animals are allowed to graze on pastures infected with Bacillus anthracis

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105
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Gastric juice can kill Bacillus anthracis in the meat so per os infection does not occur in humans

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106
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The agent of swine erysipelas is Erysipelothrix Suis

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F

107
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The agent of swine erysipelas is carried by asymptomatic pigs in the tonsils

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108
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Swine erysipelas can mainly be seen in winter after introduction of carrier animals

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109
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Swine erysipelas can be an acute septicaemia in pigs

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110
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Diamond skin disease is a clinical form of swine erysipelas

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111
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The agent of swine erysipelas can survive in the environment for a few months

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112
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The agent of swine erysipelas can be present in the environment

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113
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Warm weather is a predisposing factor of swine erysipelas

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114
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Hyperaemic spleen is a typical postmortem lesion of swine erysipelas

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115
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Sheep are generally infected with the agent of swine erysipelas per os

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wounds

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Vaccines against swine erysipelas give only serotype specific protection

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F

117
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High fever is a clinical sign of acute swine erysipelas

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118
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Fever is a frequent clinical sign of Swine erysipelas

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119
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Endocarditis can be a post-mortem lesion of Swine erysipelas

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in chronic together with lung oedema that cause dyspnoea

120
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Swine erysipelas cannot be treated with antibiotics because the course of the disease is very fast

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121
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Swine erysipelas cannot be prevented with vaccinations

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122
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of swine erysipelas

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123
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The agent of swine erysipelas can infect only pigs

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124
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Humans can be infected with the agent of swine erysipelas by eating meat of infected pigs

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fish meat handling

125
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Humans can be infected with Erysipelas Rhusiopathie from fishes

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126
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Humans are generally infected with the agent of swine erysipelas through wounds

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127
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In the case chronic swine erysipelas pneumonia is a frequent clinical sign

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no pneumonia in erysipellas

128
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The agent of swine erysipelas can frequently cause fibrinous pneumonia

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129
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Neuraminidase is a virulence factor of the agent of erysipelas

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130
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Polymyxins are used for the treatment of erysipelas

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131
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In Erysipelas the toxin is the virulence factor

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T

132
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Diamond skin disease is caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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133
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Chronic form of erysipelas can cause skin necrosis

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134
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can be carried and shed by asymptomatic pigs

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135
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Purulent pneumonia is a typical clinical form of acute erysipelas

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136
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The agent of porcine erysipelas is carried by asymptomatic pigs

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137
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Warm weather and overcrowding can predispose to erysipelas of swine

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138
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Diamond skin disease is a subacute form of erysipelas of swine

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139
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The agent of swine erysipelas can cause septicaemia

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140
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Arthritis can be a clinical sign of erysipelas

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141
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is facultative pathogen

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142
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Turkeys are susceptible to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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143
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There is a serotype-specific protection against swine erysipelas

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F

144
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Erysipelas often appears in a septicaemia form

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145
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Erysipelas has to be introduced into a herd

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146
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In erysipelas small vessels in the skin become inflamed causing erythema

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147
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a facultative pathogenic bacterium

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148
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In the case of acute erysipelas high fever is an important sign

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149
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The swine erysipelas bacterium is an obligate pathogen

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150
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Erysipelas can be prevented by inactivated vaccine

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151
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The main sign in acute erysipelas is fever

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152
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Geese are susceptible to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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153
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Acute erysipelas causes moderate fever

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154
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Endocarditis is seen in acute erysipelas

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Chronic

155
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is not resistant it cannot survive in the environment

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156
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Some extracellular enzymes are virulence factors of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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157
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Erysipelas can be well treated by penicillin

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158
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Warm weather can predispose pigs to erysipelas

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159
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The causative agent of swine erysipelas is an epiphyte

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160
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Strong” erysipelas comes together with mild fever

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high fever

161
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There is a serotype specific protection in case of erysipelas

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F

162
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Listeriae can cause mastitis

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163
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Listeriae is zoonotic

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164
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Haemolysin is a virulence factor of Listeriae

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165
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Diarrhoea is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep

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no diarrhoea in listeriosis

166
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Listeriae can cause septicaemia in suckling lambs

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167
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Clinical signs of listeriosis generally seen in the summer

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168
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Listeriae do not cause bacteraemia or septicaemia; they travel only along the nerves

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169
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Not properly prepared silage can be source of listeria

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170
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Listeriosis has very severe clinical signs in pigs

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171
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The agent of listeriosis can travel along the nerves

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Perineural spreading

172
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Unpasteurized milk or milk products can be source of Listeria in the case of human listeriosis

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173
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Listeriosis is prevented by widespread vaccination using attenuated vaccines

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inactivated

174
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Circling is a typical sign of ovine listeriosis

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175
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Listeriosis spread very fast in an infected herd from animal to animal

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F

176
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Abortion is a clinical sign of listeriosis

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177
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Abortion is the most frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep

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178
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Listeria ovis is the agent of listeriosis

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F

179
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Listeriae can survive in pools and poodles

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180
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Listeria are soil bacteria

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181
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Listeriae are facultative intracellular bacteria

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182
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Listeriae can cause micro abscesses in the brain

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yes medulla oblongata

183
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Encephalitis is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep

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184
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Infected silage can be the source of listeria

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185
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Listeria are spreading fast from animal to animal

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186
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Listeria ivanovii causes listeriosis in animals

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187
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Listeriosis spreads from animal to animal and causes high mortality

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188
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Listeriosis causes neurological symptoms in sheep

A

T

189
Q

Listeriosis can infect rodents

A

T

190
Q

Listeriosis can only be seen in sheep.

A

F

191
Q

Aerogen infection is the most important form of infection with Listeria in sheep

A

F

192
Q

Listeria can be found only in infected animals they cannot survive in the environment

A

F

193
Q

Listeria are transmitted from animal to animal very fast in the infected flock

A

F

194
Q

The most frequent sign of bovine listeriosis is abortion

A

T

195
Q

There is widespread vaccination for the prevention of listeriosis

A

F

196
Q

The agent of listeriosis is an intracellular bacterium

A

T

197
Q

The main clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep is pneumonia

A

F

198
Q

Vaccination of sheep against listeriosis with inactivated vaccines is widely done in Europe

A

F

199
Q

Listeriosis causes septicaemia in lambs

A

T

200
Q

Listeriosis mainly occurs at the end of winter

A

T

201
Q

Listeriosis causes mainly abortion in cattle

A

T

202
Q

Listeriosis can be isolated from the brain stem

A

T

203
Q

Overcrowding is a predisposing factor of listeriosis

A

T

204
Q

Listeria can be found in soil

A

T

205
Q

Abortion is the most frequent clinical sign in bovine listeriosis

A

T

206
Q

Listeria are not resistant they cannot survive in the environment

A

F

207
Q

Listeriosis can be a septicaemic disease

A

T

208
Q

Pneumonia is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis

A

F

209
Q

Listeriosis is the most common neurological disease in cattle

A

F

210
Q

Listeriosis occurs more frequently during the summer at time of silage-making

A

F

211
Q

In the case of listeriosis of cattle signs of the nervous system are the most frequently seen

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F

212
Q

Listeriosis occurs only in tropical areas

A

F

213
Q

Neurological symptoms are the most common clinical sign of listeriosis in cow

A

F

214
Q

Listeriosis occurs in the summer

A

F

215
Q

Listeriosis occurs only in ruminants

A

F

216
Q

Main symptoms of listeriosis in sheep is encephalitis abortion and septicaemia

A

T

217
Q

In cases with encephalitis abscesses can be found in the medulla oblongata.

A

T

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