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Diseases Flashcards

1
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what are clinical signs of wooden tongue?

A

abscess formation on the maxillary or mandibular jaw

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2
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occurs when bacteria gains access to the body through the oral cavity

A

Wooden Tongue

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3
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what is the treatment for wooden tongue?

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antibiotics

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4
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what are the 3 common causative agents of Brucellosis?

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brucella abortus, melitensis, and b. suis

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5
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bulls that test positive for trichomonas are typically infected?

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true

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6
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what disease is zoonotic and called undulant fever in humans?

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brucellosis

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7
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what does bovine herpes virus one cause?

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abortion and genital tract infections

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8
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what is the causative agent for anthrax?

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bacterium Bacillus antracis.

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9
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an animal that has ataxia, bleeding from the orifices and dark blood that fails to clot should be suspected of having what?

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anthrax

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10
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animals suspected of having Anthrax should not have what performed at time of death? and why

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necropsy because as the bacterium gets exposed to oxygen, spores form.

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11
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what is caused by vitamin E or seleium deficiency?

A

white muscle disease

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12
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mastitis in cattle is almost always what kind of mastitis?

A

septic mastitis

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13
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what are the most common caustative agents for mastitis?

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Streptococcus agalactiae and staphylococcus aureus

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14
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animals that test positive for tuberculosis are typically chronic

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true

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15
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sulfur toxicity, thiamine deficiency, and feeding dietary acidifiers to cattle can all lead to a metabolic condition causing neurologic signs called what?

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polioencephalomalacia

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16
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what isn’t a true disease but a clinical sign characterized by gas distention in the rumen?

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Bloat or ruminal tympany

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17
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what can BVD (bovine viral diarrhea) lead to?

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oral erosions and intestinal ulcerations.

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18
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displacement of the abomasum can occur to both the left and right side in cattle, the left side being more common.

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true

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19
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what is the causative agent for BSE?

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prion transmitted through the ingestion of infected meat and bone meat

20
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what is described as soft, weak bones that lack density?

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rickets

21
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what is rickets caused by?

A

lack of diet, sunlight, and/or vitamin D

22
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which disease is described as causing spontaneous, late-term abortions, epididymitis, orchitis, endometritis and retained placenta?

A

brucellosis

23
Q

what type of disease is vibrosis?

A

bacterial disease

24
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what is another name for traumatic reticuloperiotitis?

A

hardware disease

25
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Actinbacillosis got the common name wooden tongue due to bacteria gaining access to the oral cavita causing what?

A

tumorous abscess of the tongue

26
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a condition seen in cattle that are kept in moist, wet conditions. It is contagious and painful condition that generally causes lameness in cattle leading to economic losses for farmers

A

foot rot

27
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what is the causative agent for Johne’s diseae?

A

mycobacterium acium subspecies paratuberculosis

28
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when can you acquire Johne’s disease?

A

30 days of age

29
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when does fatty liver disease occur?

A

before or after parturition and typically in obese animals

30
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Metritis can be a common problem after calving because of what?

A

high chance of retained placenta and dystocia

31
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Clostridium chauvoei is the causative agent for

A

blackleg

32
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where is ringworm commonly found

A

head and neck

33
Q

what are the most common prolapses seen in cattle?

A

vaginal, uterine, and gestation

34
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how do you diagnose mad cow disease?

A

the brain of the infected animal must be examined.

35
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what is milk fever associated with?

A

circulating calcium in circulating blood

36
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which disease discussed leads to abortion storms, stillbirths, loss of milk production, septicemia and hemoglobinuria in cattle? it is zoonotic

A

leptospirosis

37
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the bacterial disease the cattle generally get from contaminated silage

A

listerosis

38
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what is a freemartin?

A

when a female bovine is born as a twin with a male and has normal genitals on the exterior, but internally is very abnormal

39
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Bovine Spongiform ecephalophathy

A

mad cow disease

40
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paratuberculosis

A

johnes disease

41
Q

bovine keratoconjuctivitis

A

pink eye

42
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dermatophytosis

A

ringworm

43
Q

hypocalcemia

A

milk fever

44
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calf enteritis

A

scours

45
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hypomagnesemia tetany

A

grass tetany

46
Q

brucellosis

A

bang disease

47
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actinmyocosis

A

lumpy jaw

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