Exam 2

Question 1

What is an arthroponoses?

Answer 1

disease humans get from other humans

Question 2

Is envenomation by an animal considered a zoonosis?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What is the most commonly reported zoonosis in the US?

Answer 3

Salmonella

Question 4

How does small animal ownership affect zoonoses in the US?

Answer 4

more people owning pets, treating them like family; human-animal bond; more people owning exotic pets

Question 5

What are some global trends that make us more susceptible to zoonoses?

Answer 5

travel, exotic animal trade

Question 6

What 3 roles do vets play in preventing zoonotic disease?

Answer 6

surveillance, prevention, control

Question 7

How is toxoplasma gondii transmitted?

Answer 7

oocytes in cat feces

Question 8

How can humans get T gondii?

Answer 8

• oocysts in litter box, sandbox

- bradyzoites in undercooked meat (pork, lamb)

Question 9

What is larval migrans?

Answer 9

Disease caused by migrating larvae in paratenic hosts

Question 10

How are children exposed to Toxocara canis?

Answer 10

sandbox with feces, yard with feces and then putting hands in mouth

Question 11

Why do we need to warn clients about Toxocara canis?

Answer 11

It can cause ocular larval migrans (also visceral, neuro)

Question 12

How do we prevent transmission of Toxocara?

Answer 12

reduce reservoir by deworming puppies and kittens

Question 13

Why should humans be concerned about Baylisascaris?

Answer 13

larval migrans

Question 14

How do humans come in contact with Baylisascaris?

Answer 14

feces of raccoons

Question 15

Two breeds of dogs particularly susceptible to Babesiosis?

Answer 15

greyhounds and pit bulls

Question 16

How is tularemia transmitted?

Answer 16

ticks and flies

Question 17

3 diseases Ixodes spp transmit

Answer 17

Borrelia, anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti

Question 18

Which tick transmits RMSF?

Answer 18

Dermacentor

Question 19

Which tick transmits Ehrlichia?

Answer 19

Amblyomma americanum

Question 20

What is the most common flea found on dogs and cats?

Answer 20

Ctenocephalides felis

Question 21

Which flea is the plague vector?

Answer 21

Xenopsylla cheopis

Question 22

What are the 3 types of plague?

Answer 22

bubonic, septicemic, pneumonic

Question 23

What is a jigger flea?

Answer 23

smallest flea, found in West Indies and burrows into skin; Tunga penetrans

Question 24

How do dogs get diplyidium caninum?

Answer 24

fleas

Question 25

How do humans get diplydium?

Answer 25

ingest infected flea -> rare

Question 26

Reservoir for EEEV and WEEV?

Answer 26

birds

Question 27

Reservoir for VEEV?

Answer 27

rodents enzootic and horses epizootic

Question 28

T/F horses and humans with VEEV can infect mosquitos

Answer 28

T

Question 29

Which is the most virulent EEV?

Answer 29

Eastern

Question 30

T/F VEEV is reportable

Answer 30

T: foreign to US

Question 31

T/F after infection with WNV you have lifelong immunity

Answer 31

T

Question 32

T/F humans can get WNV from handling ill/dead birds

Answer 32

F: no evidence of this

Question 33

What were the findings of the CDC/AVMA survey?

Answer 33

vet concerned with zoonotic dz but not taking proper precautions

Question 34

T/F prairie dogs and raccoons caused a monkeypox outbreak in vets

Answer 34

T

Question 35

Compendium objectives

Answer 35

• raise awareness of zoonotic risk
• science based guidance
• model infection control plan
• focus on prevention of zoonotic transmission from animals to personnel

Question 36

What is the single most important measure to reduce risk of disease transmission?

Answer 36

hand hygiene

Question 37

What is the most common needle stick injury?

Answer 37

inadvertent injection of a vaccine