(Clinical Practice)

Question 1

_____________ work with ______ and _________ to keep _______ healthy

Answer 1

Veterinarians
Owners
Producers
Animals

Question 2

Name 3 things that are important in helping protect the health of animals

Answer 2

Proper nutrition
Minimizing stress
Vaccination

Question 3

What is the preventative effort of veterinarians? What happens when these efforts fail?

Answer 3

Keeping the animals healthy
When all the preventative efforts fail, veterinarians work to protect the health of humans

Question 4

List an example that supports the need of client education

Answer 4

Infected cow with listeriosis

Question 5

True or False:
Farm family consuming raw milk from their own cows with listeriosis may not suffer illness

Answer 5

True, but a cow may be shedding Listeria organisms in the milk

Question 6

Strong recommendation to only consume ___________ milk

Answer 6

Pasteurized

Question 7

What poses as a health threat for family drinking raw milk from their cows? (2)

Answer 7

May be shedding Listeria organisms in the milk
Salmonella may also be present in the milk

Question 8

Many have consumed ___ milk for _____ without problem, creating the mindset that milk does not need to be ___________

Answer 8

Raw
Years
Pasteurized

Question 9

True or False:
Life-threatening illnesses will not occur due to consumption of raw milk

Answer 9

False, life-threatening illnesses CAN occur due to consumption of raw milk

Question 10

Why was pasteurization developed?

Answer 10

To minimize the risk of pathogens in dairy products

Question 11

Describe:
Pasteurization (2)

Answer 11

Milk is heated to 62C (143F) for 30 minutes
Then rapidly cooled

Question 12

Describe:
Flash pasteurization (2)

Answer 12

Milk is quickly heated to 72C (162F) and maintained at that temperature for 15 seconds
Then it is quickly cooled

Question 13

What pathogens does flash pasteurization kill? (2)

Answer 13

Common pathogens like:
Brucella
Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 14

Define:
Brucellosis

Answer 14

A reproductive disease causing abortions in cattle

Question 15

______ can develop Brucellosis through contact with infected _______ or by ___ ____ ingestion

Answer 15

Humans
Fetuses
Raw milk

Question 16

What is Brucellosis also called? (2)

Answer 16

Undulant fever
Bang’s disease

Question 17

State the signs of Brucellosis in humans (2)

Answer 17

Severe flu
Intermittent/irregular fevers

Question 18

Define:
Tuberculosis

Answer 18

A disease causing debilitating respiratory infection in humans

Question 19

State signs/symptoms of tuberculosis in humans (3)

Answer 19

Weight loss
Coughing
Chest pain

Question 20

True or False:
Tuberculosis is easy to treat

Answer 20

False; Tuberculosis is difficult to treat and requires long term antibiotic therapy

Question 21

The _________ ________ of tuberculosis - _____________ ____________ - can be shed in the ____ of infected ____

Answer 21

Causative organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Milk
Cows

Question 22

_______ can develop tuberculosis through _______ transmission from the ___

Answer 22

Farmers
Aerosol
Cow

Question 23

True or False:
Tuberculosis and Brucellosis occur infrequently

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Why does tuberculosis and Brucellosis occur infrequently? (3)

Answer 24

Due to:
Pasteurization
Stringent testing
Control measures

Question 25

True or False:
Pasteurization is the complete sterilization of milk

Answer 25

False, pasteurization is NOT a complete sterilization of milk

Question 26

Some ____ resistant organisms can still survive, hence ____ has a limited _____ ____ even with _____________

Answer 26

Heat
Milk
Shelf life
Refrigeration

Question 27

______ is not treatable once the ________ _____ manifest themselves

Answer 27

Rabies
Clinical signs

Question 28

When a _____ animal bites a person, the disease is still preventable via _________. Then the person receives a series of _ ____________ to raise active ________

Answer 28

Rabid
Injection
5 vaccinations
Immunity

Question 29

What does the injection given after a bite from a rabid animal do? (2)

Answer 29

Provides antibodies at the site of the wound
Any virus present will be bound with the specific rabies antibodies

Question 30

People of what professions are at a higher risk than the general population for becoming exposed to a rabid animal? (3)

Answer 30

Veterinarians
Wildlife officers
Animal control officers

Question 31

True or False:
Many people that are at a higher risk than the general population for becoming exposed to a rabid animal get rabies vaccination

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What does the rabies vaccine require?

Answer 32

A series of vaccinations and then periodic boosters

Question 33

____ _______ is transferred through a shared ______, such as a ____

Answer 33

Lyme disease
Vector
Tick

Question 34

True or False:
Only dogs are at risk for having contact with ticks when walking in wooded areas

Answer 34

False; BOTH OWNERS AND DOG are at risk for having contact with ticks when walking in wooded areas

Question 35

_________ of the ______ to eradicate ______ and ______ concerns helps maintain the health of the __________; Especially those involved with _______

Answer 35

Education
Public
Safety
Health
Population
Animals

Question 36

What is important for promoting health? (4)

Answer 36

Monitoring animal health
Conducting vaccine programs
Controlling parasites
Engaging in sound sanitation