Common Equine Diseases: Bacterial/Toxins/Protozoans

Question 1

What is the causative agent of Tetanus?

Answer 1

Clostridium tetani

Question 2

What are the clinical signs of Tetanus?

Answer 2

Stiffness
“Sawhorse appearance”
Recumbent
Dyspnea

Question 3

How is Tetanus diagnosed?

Answer 3

Clinical signs

Question 4

What is the treatment for Tetanus?

Answer 4

Supportive care

Tetanus antitoxin infiltrated around the wound

Question 5

What is the causative agent for Botulism?

Answer 5

Clostridium botulinum

Question 6

What are the clinical signs of Botulism?

Answer 6

Creeping paralysis

Question 7

How is Botulism diagnosed?

Answer 7

Culture

Question 8

What is the treatment for Botulism?

Answer 8

Supportive care

Question 9

What is the causative agent of Lyme Disease?

Answer 9

Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 10

What are the clincial signs of Lyme Disease?

Answer 10

Low-grade pyrexia
Depression
Stiffness
Lameness
Loss of appetite
Joint swelling
Eye problems

Question 11

How is Lyme disease diagnosed?

Answer 11

ELISA

IFA

Question 12

What is the treatment for Lyme Disease?

Answer 12

IV tetracycline or oral doxycycline

Question 13

What is the causative agent for Piroplasmosis?

Answer 13

Babesia equi

Babesia caballi

Question 14

What are the clinical signs of Piroplasmosis?

Answer 14

Pyrexia
Depression 
Anemia
Thirst
Eye problems

Question 15

How is Piroplasmosis diagnosed?

Answer 15

Blood smears
Complement fixation tests
Indirect immunofluorescent antibody tests
ELISA
PCR
In vitro organism cultivation

Question 16

What is the treatment for Piroplasmosis?

Answer 16

Imidocarb dipropionate
diminazene
amicarbalide
euflavine
tetracyclines