Chapter 14: Common Health Problems Of Laboratory Animals Flashcards
The most common method used to detect the presence of mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) in a colony is:
Serology testing of sentinels or colony animals
True or False
Mouse parvovirus in rats and mice is always subclinical.
True
Which of the following is NOT an indication an animal has malocclusion?
A- Weight loss
B- Excess salivation
C- Wetness of the chin and forepaws
D- Increased aggression to cage mates
D- Increased aggression to cage mates
What changes in the appearance of young mice would indicate that they suffer from epizootic diarrhea of infant mice (EDIM)?
Stains around the anus and the base of the tail caused by yellow stools
Wild-caught animals are likely to carry which ectoparasites?
A- Mites
B- Ticks
C- Fleas
D- All of the above
D- All of the above
Bacterial diarrhea of hamsters is known by what common name?
A- Helicobacter
B- Wet-tail disease
C- Slobbers
D- Mucoid enteropathy
B- Wet-tail disease
Which viral disease of rodents affects the salivary glands and the Harderian glands?
Sialodacryoadenitis (SDAV)
True or False
Syphacia spp. can be detected by finding eggs on the perineum of the affected animal.
True
True or False
Rabies can be transmitted by mosquitoes.
False
True or False
Antibiotics effective against mainly gram-positive organisms should be avoided in guinea pigs.
True
List two possible causes of hairballs in rabbits
1- self-grooming
2- insufficient dietary fiber
Which of the following is an often fatal disease affecting ferrets?
A- Canine distemper
B- Aleutian disease
C- Influenza
D- Infectious tracheobronchitis
A- Canine distemper
Name a ferret disease that affects only the females of the species
Aplastic anemia
Canine parvovirus is an acute infection affecting which part of the gastrointestinal system?
The lining of the small intestine
How is heartworm infection spread?
A- The fecal-oral route
B- Mosquitoes
C- Aerosol transmission
D- Bite wounds
B- Mosquitoes
Which treatment relieves feline lower urinary tract disease? (Choose all that apply)
A- Inserting a catheter in the urethra
B- Using medication to make the urine more acidic
C- Limiting water intake
D- Providing more magnesium in the diet
A- Inserting a catheter in the urethra
B- Using medication to make the urine more acidic
In most cases, how do nonhuman primates contract tuberculosis?
A- From other primates in the wild
B- Through infected fomites
C- Via infected humans
D- From body fluids from infected animals
C- Via infected humans
True or False
Intradermal tuberculin testing is used to test nonhuman primates for tuberculosis.
True
What special precaution should the staff take when performing a necropsy on an animal suspected of having tuberculosis?
Water appropriate personal protective equipment, including a respirator
What is the primary cause of fighting in aquatic species?
A- Insufficient food
B- Lack of environmental enrichment
C- Overcrowding
D- Poor water quality
C- Overcrowding
True or False
Q-fever is only found in sheep.
False
List two other common names for orf.
1- Contagious ecthyma
2- sore mouth
List at least 3 reasons Corynebacterium bovis is clinically relevant in the vivarium.
1- High degree of virulence
2- Environmental persistence
3- high potential for reinfection even after treatment
Which of the following pathogens causes velvet disease?
A- Aeromonas hydrophila
B- Ichthyopthirius multifilis
C- Pseudoloma neurophilia
D- Piscinoodinium pillulare
D- Piscinoodinium pillulare
What is the cause of gas bubble disease in fish?
Too much are dissolved in the water
