final

Question 1

Most important reservoir Hep A

Answer 1

Humans

Question 2

Building a fence to prevent animals with FAD from entering. What type of prevention?

Answer 2

Primary

Question 3

Horse is a reservoir in which EEV?

Answer 3

VEEV

Question 4

Definitive host of T. Saginata

Answer 4

Human

Question 5

How is T. Solium transmitted

Answer 5

Water contaminated with human feces

Question 6

Epidemiologists believe that most infections of T. gondii are caused by lifetime exposure to cat feces in soil (T/F)

Answer 6

False (lifetime exposure to undercooked meat)

Question 7

Biggest difference between foodborne bacterial vs foodborne viral infection

Answer 7

More diarrhea

Question 8

T/F: good example of targeted surveillance is testing cows on skb before slaughter for BVD

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Which EEV is most fatal in humans

Answer 9

EEEV

Question 10

WHats not found in healthy intestines of animal species?

Answer 10

Staph aureus

Question 11

The best way to prevent bacterial foodborne infections is to pasteurize milk and reduce fecal contamination of carcasses. Which other pathogen can be prevented in this manner?

Answer 11

Listeria moncytogenes

Question 12

Define sensitivity

Answer 12

The proportion of truly diseased animals that get a positive test result

Question 13

Which is correctly matched to its vector?

Answer 13

Trypanosoma cruzii and kissing bug

Question 14

A cat presents with a cutaneous myiasis. It is confirmed to be Cuterebra. What do you do?

Answer 14

Surgery

Question 15

Described a case, “8% (CI: 0.4 – 2.8)”. What is true?

Answer 15

Statistically insignificant study

Question 16

Cats on St. Kitts were trapped between Dec-Jan, tested for FIV. Out of 100, 15 were (+). What is the measure of association/study type?

Answer 16

Period prevelance

Question 17

Which is not an analytical test?

Answer 17

Case series/ Case report

Question 18

Define case fatality rate

Answer 18

The # of animals in a population that died after the population was exposed to a dz

Question 19

A test, when very specific, rules a disease IN (T/F)

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Which test do you perform to see if associations between dogs and cancer study was by chance?

Answer 20

Correlation test

Question 21

What is the best way to prevent Anasakis infection?

Answer 21

Cook fish thoroughly

Question 22

Which toxin is associated with a Histamine reaction?

Answer 22

Scombrotoxin

Question 23

What is true about Bartonella?

Answer 23

There is a risk every time you are bitten or scratched by a cat

Question 24

What is the biggest concern with cat bites?

Answer 24

Infection of wound

Question 25

What is a Disposition?

Answer 25

Term in meat inspection that describes a decision made after ante or post-mortem inspection

Question 26

T/F: The FDA oversees seafood except for catfish and the USDA oversees poultry

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What is NOT true about egg factors?

Answer 27

Removal of the cuticle has no effect on bacterial invasion.

Question 28

During the WNV outbreak, alligators were fed horse meat. The gators are sick, but not transmitting between each other. What stage is this in?

Answer 28

Stage 2

Question 29

Which is NOT an example of an emerging disease?

Answer 29

A country where the disease is at a constant rate

Question 30

If rabies has a reproductive rate (R0=2), then what % of the cow pop needs to be vaccinated so disease will not spread?

Answer 30

50%

Question 31

You’re new at a vet clinic and to help, you plan escape routes etc. What is this an example of?

Answer 31

Prepardeness

Question 32

Who do you report internationally notifiable important diseases to?

Answer 32

World Animal Health Organization (OIE)

Question 33

What is true about states and notifiable diseases?

Answer 33

Something about states and includes USDA list?

Question 34

What is true about surveillance?

Answer 34

Passive surveillance has selection bias? (something like that)

Question 35

Information bias, which is true?

Answer 35

Both factors something or another

Question 36

What is the first thing you do when you have been called out to investigate an outbreak?

Answer 36

Confirm there is an outbreak

Question 37

Which is not integral to a food source?

Answer 37

Cryptosporidium spp.

Question 38

What is the most likely vector of Vibrio cholerae?

Answer 38

Water

Question 39

What is NOT true about Norovirus?

Answer 39

It produces an endotoxin to mediated disease?

Question 40

What does it mean when an animal carcasses has restrictions?

Answer 40

It can be used for human consumption after being treated (cooked or frozen)

Question 41

What is SAFE for human consumption from a 3 year old cow according to SRMs? (specified risk materials)

Answer 41

Brain? № (Idk, but the choices were brain tonsils, distal ileum, all wrong)

Question 42

A dog is bit by a raccoon, but it has been confirmed that he is up to date on his rabies vaccine. Next step?

Answer 42

Treat the wounds

Question 43

Stray kitten found, already bit the owner twice, observed neurological deficits upon physical exam. Next step?

Answer 43

Euthanize immediately and send for testing

Question 44

A new compendium from 2009 requires:

Answer 44

All old layers to be replaced with new SE-free pullets and egg products pasterurized

Question 45

Which is true about egregious violations?

Answer 45

An inspector can immediately halt all slaughter if there is an egregious violation

Question 46

The best definition includes

Answer 46

Things that identify disease from non-disease