Disease Problems Flashcards

1
Q

What is the more common term for lockjaw?

A

Tetanus

Source: Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 49

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What is the more common term for Distemper?

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Strangles

Source: Horse Science (National 4-H Council, p. 49

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What is an acute infectious disease caused by Bacillus Anthracis, a rod shaped organism?

A

Anthrax

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 445-13

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What is the common name for the disease that is prevented by dipping the newborn foal’s navel stump in iodine?

A

Navel ill or Joint ill

Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 202

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Which equine disease is caused by the bacterium streptococcus equi?

A

Distemper (Strangles)

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 615-1

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Penetration injuries from nails and splinters can cause what?

A

Tetanus or lockjaw

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 645-1

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7
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What is the abnormal reaction of the skin to sunlight?

A

Photosensitivity

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 211

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All contagious diseases are infectious, name an infectious disease that is not contagious.

A

Tetanus

Source: Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 47

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What disease in new bone growth occurring in the region of the pastern bone on the first, second, or third phalanx?

A

Ringbone

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 234

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Is thrush more common in the front or hind feet?

A

Hind feet

Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 531

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What are two of the symptoms of tetanus?

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Spasmodic or constant muscular rigidity, difficulty walking and swallowing, prolapse of the third eyelid, death

(Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 601)

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Give 4 symptoms of Lyme Disease.

A

Lameness, arthritis, fever, muscle aches and pain, limb swelling, eye inflammation, encephalitis, hepatitis, nephritis, and abortion

(Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 340)

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13
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Septicemia is more commonly called…?

A

Blood poisoning

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 33

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Name 2 bacterial diseases.

A

Pneumonia, Glanders, Anthrax, Strangles, Botulism

Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 330-342

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Q

The Coggins test is used to detect what disease?

A

EIA - Equine Infectious Anemia or swamp fever

(Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 630-1 / Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 516 / Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 60 / The Horse, Evans, p. 601)

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16
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What is the cure for Navicular Disease?

A

There is none

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 162-163

17
Q

Name the disease of the foot caused by a necrotic fungus, characterized by a pungent odor.

A

Thrush

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 540-1

18
Q

Air-borne infections occur when droplets of moisture are sneezed or coughed into the air. Name such a disease.

A

Strangles, Influenza, or respiratory infection

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 596-597

19
Q

What equine disease has received a great deal of public attention because it can be transmitted to humans?

A

Equine Encephalomyelitis

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 599

20
Q

The onset of equine influenza is marked by what?

A

A rapidly rising temperature

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 605-1

21
Q

What kinds of diseases are communicable or transmissible from one individual to another?

A

Contagious

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 67

22
Q

What is a more common name for strangles?

A

Distemper

Source: Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 49

23
Q

Mountain Fever, slow fever, malarial fever, swamp fever are all names referring to what disease?

A

Equine Infectious Anemia

Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 337

24
Q

Is Navicular Disease more common in horses with small feet or large feet?

A

Small feet

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 540-4

25
Q

How is rabies transmitted?

A

From a bite or wound from an infected animal

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 445-3

26
Q

How often should horses be immunized for tetanus, Eastern & Western Encephalomyelitis & rabies?

A

Annually

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 445-6

27
Q

When was West Nile Virus first detected in the United States?

A

1999

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 665-1

28
Q

What system of the horse does sleeping sickness affect?

A

Nervous System

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 445-4

29
Q

What system of the horse does rhinopneumonitis affect?

A

Respiratory

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 610-1

30
Q

What system of the horse does tetanus affect?

A

Central nervous system

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 645-1

31
Q

What is dew poisoning?

A

Irritated weepy patches on face & legs caused by contact with certain plant juices

(Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 80)