Final Questions

Question 1

Two different strands of influenza virus can mutate with each other to form a new influenza virus strand. True or False?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Clinical signs of Yersinia pestis infection?

Answer 2

Blackened lymph nodes and aches, exhaustion

Question 3

The reservoir host for this disease is the deer mouse?

Answer 3

Hantavirus

Question 4

Common worm infection in a pet dog or cat?

Answer 4

All of the above

Question 5

The acronym PPE refers to?

Answer 5

Personnel protective equipment

Question 6

Hantavirus in the USA?

Answer 6

Aerosolizes and causes acute pulmonary failure

Question 7

This bacterium is commonly carried by rodents and is excreted in urine?

Answer 7

Leptospirosis

Question 8

Recommended safety for zoo personnel includes?

Answer 8

Vaccines and PPE

Question 9

In regards to influenza?

Answer 9

There are strained that can affect humans that originated in animals and more that one strain of flu virus can infect the same animals and create a new strain

Question 10

Human herpes 1 virus (cold sore) in relation to animals?

Answer 10

Lethal to new world primates such as marmosets

Question 11

OSHA?

Answer 11

Government agency responsible to ensuring health and safety of employees

Question 12

Who is considered more susceptible to zoonotic diseases?

Answer 12

All of the above

Question 13

If an animal has a disease, does not become ill, but is capable of transmitting the disease to people,that animal is a?

Answer 13

Reservoir host

Question 14

CDC?

Answer 14

Center for disease control and prevention

Question 15

In regards to E.Coli?

Answer 15

Enteric type of bacteria

Question 16

This bacterium is found in reproductive tissue of affected animals (ie ruminants)?

Answer 16

Brucella bovis

Question 17

This bacteria is endemic to the USA, is often seen in cattle and has a 90%fatality rate when inhaled?

Answer 17

Bacillus anthrax

Question 18

Rabies virus?

Answer 18

All mammals are susceptible and once they show signs they die in 10 days

Question 19

The best way to clean rodent nesting material is ?

Answer 19

-wearing PPE
-saturate nesting with disinfectant
-throw directly into trash

Question 20

This disease has three different forms know as cutaneous, inhaled, gastrointestinal?

Answer 20

Bacillus anthrax

Question 21

Giardiasis?

Answer 21

All of the above

Question 22

In regards to tuberculosis skin testing?

Answer 22

A positive test in humans means that they have been exposed to tuberculosis

Question 23

What measures are taken to reduce transmission of zoonotic diseases ?

Answer 23

All of the above

Question 24

The bubonic plague is transmitted by?

Answer 24

Fleas