Diseases

Question 1

Organism: Equine Encephalomyelitis

Answer 1

Mosquitos or Gnats

Question 2

Abbreviation: Equine Encephalomyelitis

Answer 2

EEE/VEE/WEE

Question 3

Equine Encephalomyelitis: common name

Answer 3

Sleeping sickness

Question 4

Symptoms: Equine Encephalomyelitis

Answer 4

Fever( > 100.5), body and joint aches, droopy ears/lips, head pressing, disorientation, paralysis

Question 5

Treatment: Equine Encephalomyelitis

Answer 5

Veterinary support and fluids. If severe then euthanasia

Question 6

Vaccine: Equine Encephalomyelitis

Answer 6

5-way

Question 7

Organism: WNV

Answer 7

Mosquitos or Gnats

Question 8

WNV: Vaccine

Answer 8

5-way

Question 9

WNV: symptoms

Answer 9

general loss of appetite, depression, and fever along with neurological signs such as ataxia (stumbling, staggering, wobbly gait, or incoordination)

Question 10

WNV: Treatment

Answer 10

Not very well understood in veterinary medicine but corticosteroids and fluids may help

Question 11

Organism: Tetanus

Answer 11

Clostridium tetani

Question 12

Common name: Tatanus

Answer 12

Lockjaw

Question 13

Vaccine: Tetanusq

Answer 13

5-way

Question 14

Symptoms: Tetanus

Answer 14

Facial muscle spasm, sweating, saw-horse, muscular rigidity, and prolapse of the third eyelid

Question 15

Treatment: Tetanus

Answer 15

Veterinary support unless euthanasia is recommended

Question 16

Organism: Rabies

Answer 16

Rhabdovirus

Question 17

Rabies: Vaccine

Answer 17

Rabies VET ADMINISTERED

Question 18

Symptoms: Rabies

Answer 18

Behavioral changes: dull and depressed, agitated

Question 19

Treatment: Rabies

Answer 19

Few treatments but euthanasia is the most humane

Question 20

Organism: Flu

Answer 20

Influenza A subtypes and spread in droplets

Question 21

Vaccine: Flu

Answer 21

Vaccine may not prevent but decreases severity

Question 22

Symptoms: Flu

Answer 22

Nasal discharge, off feed, dry cough, secondary pneumonia if severe

Question 23

Organism: Strangles

Answer 23

Streptococcus equi

Question 24

Symptoms: Strangles

Answer 24

High temp, swelling of lymph nodes, nasal discharge, can spread for 4 weeks

Question 25

Organism: Equine Herpes Virus

Answer 25

EHV-1 and EHV-4

Question 26

Strangles vaccine

Answer 26

Intranasal or IM but intranasal is more likely to be effective

Question 27

Vaccine: EHV

Answer 27

Pnuemobort k +1b (killed) or mod. live

Question 28

Organism: Equine Viral Arteritis

Answer 28

Viral

Question 29

Symptoms: EVA

Answer 29

Spread from semen, skin rash, edema of limbs and potential abortion

Question 30

Organism: Potomac Horse Fever

Answer 30

Rickettsia ehrlichia

Question 31

Vaccine: Potomac Horse Fever

Answer 31

killed version

Question 32

Symptoms: Potomac Horse Fever

Answer 32

Mils colic, depression, anorexia and fever

Question 33

Organism: Botulism

Answer 33

Clostridium botulinum (spores in the soil)

Question 34

Symptoms: Botulism

Answer 34

Shaker foal syndrome: muscle tremors and death adults: muscular paralysis

Question 35

Vesicular Stomatitis

Answer 35

Highly contagious, most common symptoms are blisters on face and lips.

Question 36

Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM)

Answer 36

Caused by Sarcocystis neurona. Caused neurological symptoms such as a head tilt or unstable walking

Question 37

Equine Infectious Anemia

Answer 37

potentially fatal blood-borne infectious viral disease. Most common vectors are biting flies, or tabanids, particularly horseflies. Other ways to get infected are unsafe hygiene practices . The most commonly diagnosed form of the disease is the chronic form, in which the individual has repeated fever episodes and develops other clinical signs including dependent edema (swelling), weight loss, and severe anemia. MUST BE QUARANTINED FOR ENTIRE LIFE.

Question 38

Heart Rate

Answer 38

28-45 bpm

Question 39

Respiratory rate

Answer 39

8-16 bpm

Question 40

horse ancestor

Answer 40

Eophippus Hyracotherium

Question 41

Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage

Answer 41

Bleeders, most commonly seen in working horses, increase in blood pressure, may not be visible at first. Treatment is Lasix

Question 42

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Answer 42

Recurrent airway obstruction, heaves, classic heave line at bottom of stomach, can be caused by allergy and dusty feeds & molds. Bronchodilators medication

Question 43

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome

Answer 43

Poor body condition, weight loss, poor appetite, dullness, attitude changes, low-grade colic, loose feces. Reduce the amount of grain and feed frequently. Gastroguard.

Question 44

Equine Metabolic Syndrome

Answer 44

Insulin resistance, may go into founder(laminitis). Management is specialized diets, reduced sugars, grass hay and increased exercise

Question 45

Roaring Laryngeal Hemiplegia

Answer 45

Damage to recurrent laryngeal nerve, left side is most often affected, roaring vibration. Requires surgical correction.

Question 46

Tying up

Answer 46

Monday morning disease, muscles tighten (breakdown of myoglobin), coffee colored urine

Question 47

Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis

Answer 47

Genetic disorder, muscles cannot regulate Na and K. Management is nutritional and exercise.