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1
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Veterinarians can cause iatrogenic infections

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True

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2
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Arthropod borne infections are direct infections

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False

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3
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Arthopod borne infections are indirect infections

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True

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4
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Arthropods can be involved in indirect infections

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True

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5
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Venereal infections is a direct infection

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True

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6
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In the case of iatrogenic infections the infective agents are transmitted by the veterinarian

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True

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7
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Drinking water cannot transmit infective agents since it is hypoosmotic

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False

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8
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In case of direct infection tissues of the infected animal are contacted with tissues of the host

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True

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9
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In the case of aerogenic infection the agents are transmitted with air

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True

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10
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Aerogenic infection is a form of direct infection

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False

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11
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In the case of aerogenic infection the agent is transmitted by the air

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True

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12
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Infective agents cannot survive in the soil, so soil cannot be a source of infection

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False

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13
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In the case of iatrogenic infection the agent is transmitted by humans

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True

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14
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Direct infection happens when infected animals pass the infection with water

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False

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15
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If the arthropod is a true vector, if it brings the pathogen into a susceptible animal

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False

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16
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The arthropod is a true vector, if the pathogen also replicates in the susceptible animal

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True

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17
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The arthropod is a true vector, if it propagates the pathogen

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True

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18
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The arthropod is a true vector, if it can take the pathogen to a further distance

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False

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19
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Infection cannot happen through water since bacteria and viruses are inactivated in water

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False

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20
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Meat is never involved in transmission of infections since fermentation of meat kills agents

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False

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21
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Some infective agents are transmitted with eggs

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True

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22
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Germinative infection is more frequent in birds than in mammals

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True

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23
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Germinative infection is very frequent in mammals

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False

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24
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Germinative infection is seen in mammals

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True

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25
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Mammals can infect their offspring through milk

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True

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26
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New-born animals cannot be infected from the milk thanks to the colostral antibodies

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False

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27
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Intrauterine infection happens if the foetus is infected during pregnancy from the dam

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True

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28
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Vertical infection does not occur in mammals

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False

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29
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Horizontally infections happen only in birds

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False

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30
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Germinative infection is frequent in mammals, it will result in malformation of the foetuses

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False

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31
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Galactogen infection cannot happen when the animals receive colostrum, since the antibodies in the colostrum prevent it

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False

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32
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In the case of horizontal infection animals in the same group infect each other

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True

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33
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Intra uterine infection can occur in pregnant animals

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True

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34
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Germinative infection can happen in birds

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True

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35
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Galactogen infection is a form of horizontal infections

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False

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36
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If the dam infects newborn animals, we speak about horizontal infection

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False

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37
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Germinative infection can occur mainly in mammals

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False

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38
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In the case of galactogen infection the agent is transmitted by milk

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True

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39
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In the case of horizontal infection the agent is spreading between animals of about the same age

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True

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40
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Horizontal infection does not occur in mammals

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False

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41
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Vertical infection does not occur in mammals

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False

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42
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Germinative infection does not occur in mammals

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False

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43
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Galactogen infection does not occur in mammals

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False

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44
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In germinative infection, the placenta is infected by the mother during pregnancy

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False

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45
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Germinative infection is a rare form of horizontal infection

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False

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46
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In germinative infection, the newborn is infected through the milk

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False

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47
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Zoonotic agents can cause disease in animals and humans

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True

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48
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In the case of cyclozoonoses arthropods are responsible for maintaining the infections

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False

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49
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If agents are passed from animals to humans, we speak about zoonosis

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True

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50
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If humans infect animals we speak about metazoonoses

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False

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51
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Cyclozoonoses require an arthropod for transmission

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True

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52
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In the case of zoonotic diseases animals and humans can infect each other

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True

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53
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In the case of saprozoonoses animals and humans are infected from the same source

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True

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54
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In case of secondary infection, a bacterium infects an individual, which is already infected with a pathogen

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True

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55
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In case of secondary infection, a new pathogen infects an already cured animal

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False

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56
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In case of secondary infection, two pathogens infect the host simultaneously

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False

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57
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In case of secondary infection, one of the agents is always a virus

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False

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58
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Facultative pathogenic agents are helped by predisposing factors

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True

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59
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Stenoxen agents have a wide host range

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False

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60
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Euryxen agents have a wide host range

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True

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61
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An euryxen agent can infect several host species

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True

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62
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There is no minimum number of agents necessary to infection, because they can replicate in the host

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False

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63
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Mutations generally result decrease of the virulence

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True

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64
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Immunogenicity of the different agents is different

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True

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65
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There is a minimum number of each agent that is necessary to infect animals

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True

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66
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A minimum amount of bacteria or viruses is needed to a successful infection

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True

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67
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Virulence of an agent can be characterized with its LD50 value

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True

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68
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Pathogenicity means the ability of the agent to cause disease

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True

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69
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Virulence means the level of pathogenicity

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True

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70
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The amount of the agent does not influence the outcome of the infection, since it can replicate in the host

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False

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71
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In the case of optimal way of infection the least amount of agent can cause disease

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True

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72
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The virulence of the agents is connected to virulence factors

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True

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73
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Virulence is a stable characteristic of an agent

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False

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74
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The way of the infection (entrance of the agents) can influence its outcome

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True

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75
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Virulence of a bacterium or virus can be changed spontaneously

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True

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76
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In case of a secondary infection the agent complicates a primary infection

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True

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77
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Virulence of a bacterium or virus can be changed

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True

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78
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The virulence factors help the agents in causing disease

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True

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79
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Virulence variants can occur within a bacterium or virus species

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True

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80
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Pathogenic variants can occur within a bacterium or virus species

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True

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81
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Species specific resistance can be overcome by increasing the number of agents

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False

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82
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Within a pathogenic species no avirulent strains can occur

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False

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83
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Foetuses can have active immune response

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True

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84
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Newborn animals have local immune response

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True

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85
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Foetuses do not have immune reactions

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False

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86
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Fetuses have no active immune response

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False

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87
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The skin, mucous membranes and mucous are parts of the non specific resistance
system of the host

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True

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88
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The normal microflora of the gut is essential for animals; they cannot live without it

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False

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89
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Foetuses have no immune response; they appear only in 2-4 week old animals

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False

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90
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The age of the animals does not influence their susceptibility to a certain agent

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False

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91
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Susceptibility to a disease can be influenced by age

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True

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92
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Certain medicines and agents can decrease the protection of the hosts

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True

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93
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Species specific resistance means that certain agents cannot infect certain hosts

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True

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94
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Species related resistance means that certain agents cannot cause infection in resistant host species

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True

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95
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Animals cannot be infected with certain agents if they have species specific resistance

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True

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96
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Certain animal species are resistant against certain agents

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True

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97
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Chicken embryos are able to produce an immune response

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True

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98
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Cellular immune response is very important in the case of viral diseases

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True

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99
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Gastric juice can protect the host from infections

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True

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100
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From 2nd trimester of pregnancy, the foetus produces an immune response against any antigen

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False

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101
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There is no immune response in the foetus, only from 4 weeks after birth

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False

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102
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Unfavourable environmental effects can predispose animals to diseases caused by facultative pathogenic agents

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True

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103
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Nutrition of the animals can influence the appearance of infectious diseases

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True

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104
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Environmental effects can influence the survival of the agents in the environment

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True

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105
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Mycotoxins can suppress the activity of the immune system

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True

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106
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Certain mycotoxins have immune suppressive effect

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True

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107
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Overcrowding can help the spreading of several infectious diseases

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True

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108
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Deserts can inhibit the spreading of several infectious diseases

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True

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109
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Viruses causing generalised diseases generally replicate at the place of entry and in the regional lymph nodes

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True

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110
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The lesions are at the place of entry of the agent in the case of local infections

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True

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111
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In the case of a local infection the site of entry and the lesions are at the same place

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True

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112
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Lesions can be seen in different organs in the case of generalised diseases

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True

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113
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Intra uterine infection can result immune tolerance in the case of some diseases

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True

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114
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Intra uterine infection can result embryonic death in the case of some diseases

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True

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115
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Intra uterine infection does not occur since the placenta protects the foetus

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False

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116
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Fetuses cannot be infested since the placenta completely isolates them

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False

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117
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The incubation time is the time between the appearance of the clinical signs and death of the animal

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False

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118
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The incubation time is the time between infection and the appearance of clinical signs

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True

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119
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The incubation time lasts from the infection till the manifestation of the clinical signs

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True

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120
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Some infective agents have immunosuppressive effect

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True

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121
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Some infective agents can cause malformation of fetuses

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True

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122
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Subacute diseases last one or 2 days

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False

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123
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Intra uterine infections does not occur in mammals since the agents cannot penetrate the placenta

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False

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124
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In the case of local infections the lesions can be seen at the site of entry

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True

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125
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In the case of generalised infections the agent is generally spreading with blood

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True

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126
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In the case of generalised infections the placenta prevents the infection of the foetus

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False

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127
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Some agents can spread along the nerves

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True

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128
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The agent does not replicate in dead end hosts

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False

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129
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Dead end hosts do not show clinical signs, they die without signs

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False

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130
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In the case of latent infection the agents are continuously shed

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False

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131
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Latent infection happens when the genome of the agent is integrated in the genome of the host

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True

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132
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In the case of latent infections, the agents are continually shed

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False

133
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In latent infection, there is no virus shedding

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True

134
Q

Abortion is the main clinical sign of abortive infections

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False

135
Q

The animals do not carry the agent after recovery from an infectious disease because the immune system eliminates it

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False

136
Q

Tolerated infections result in high level of immune reaction

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False

137
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Infection before self-recognition of the immune system can result tolerated infections

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True

138
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Infected animals have a high level of antibodies in the case of tolerated infections

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False

139
Q

The agent is not shed in the case of inapparent infections

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False

140
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Dead end hosts do not shed the agent

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True

141
Q

Asymptomatic infections can become manifest

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True

142
Q

Formation of immune complexes can be a consequence of persistent viral infection

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True

143
Q

When the clinical signs disappear, shedding the agent is finished

A

False

144
Q

In the case of an abortive infection no clinical signs will be seen

A

True

145
Q

In the case of latent infection only mild clinical signs will be seen

A

False

146
Q

Animals with tolerated infection shed the agent

A

True

147
Q

Only animals showing clinical signs can shed infective agents

A

False

148
Q

In case of inapparent infections no clinical signs can be seen

A

True

149
Q

Latent infection is common in the case of Gram-positive bacteria

A

False

150
Q

In the case of inapperent infections seropositivity can be seen

A

True

151
Q

Inapparent infections cannot be detected in laboratory examinations

A

False

152
Q

In case of abortive infection, the animal always aborts

A

False

153
Q

In case of subclinical infection, the animals can shed the agent

A

True

154
Q

Tolerated infection can be demonstrated only by serology

A

False

155
Q

Abortive infection can be demonstrated only by serology

A

True

156
Q

During a tolerated infection the animals are seropositive

A

False

157
Q

In the case of latent infection no clinical signs can be seen

A

False

158
Q

Asymptomatic infections cannot be manifest

A

False

159
Q

Animals do not carry the agents after recovery from an infectious disease

A

False

160
Q

Mortality shows the percentage of dead animals compared to the size of the herd

A

True

161
Q

Mortality show what proportion of the diseased animals die

A

False

162
Q

Morbidity shows the percentage of dead animals compared to the size of the herd

A

False

163
Q

Lethality shows the percentage of dead animals compared to the number of diseased ones

A

True

164
Q

Lethality shows the number of died animals compared to the total number of the herd

A

False

165
Q

Prevalence shows the number of diseased animals compared to the total number of the herd

A

False

166
Q

Mortality shows the proportion of dead animals compared to the number of diseases ones

A

False

167
Q

Monitoring is routine collection of data on a disease

A

True

168
Q

Pandemic diseases are fast spreading ones; they are fast transmitted between continents

A

True

169
Q

Pandemic diseases are spreading fast around the Earth

A

True

170
Q

Pandemic disease occurs in large areas, continents

A

True

171
Q

Endemic diseases occur in a small, limited area including a farm, some farms or a village

A

True

172
Q

Epidemic diseases are fast spreading; they are fast transmitted between continents

A

False

173
Q

Pandemic diseases have no tendency to spread

A

False

174
Q

Epidemic diseases are spreading in a larger geographical area e.g. in several countries

A

True

175
Q

Contagious diseases are spreading from one animal to the other

A

True

176
Q

Lethality shows the ratio of dead animals and the total stock

A

False

177
Q

Hemagglutination inhibition test is used for the detection of antigens of certain agents

A

False

178
Q

Genome of agents is detected with PCR

A

True

179
Q

Antigens of certain agents can be detected using PCR

A

False

180
Q

Surface antigens of certain agents are detected with ELIZA or PCR

A

False

181
Q

Infective agents can be detected 2-3days after infection using serological tests

A

False

182
Q

Virus Neutralisation test is used for the detection of antigens of the virus

A

False

183
Q

Serological tests are used for the detection of antibodies

A

True

184
Q

MATSA is used in laboratory diagnosis

A

True

185
Q

MATSA is a form of disease

A

False

186
Q

Microscopic detection of agents is not used in diagnostic work anymore

A

False

187
Q

If an animal is infected laboratory tests always detect the agent

A

False

188
Q

The phase of the pathogenicity can influence the sensitivity of the laboratory tests

A

True

189
Q

Using serological tests, we detect the antibodies produced against the agent

A

True

190
Q

Using virus neutralization test we detect the antibodies produced against the agent

A

True

191
Q

Polymerase chain reaction is used for the detection of antigens of the agent

A

False

192
Q

Post mortem lesions help in setting up a preliminary diagnosis

A

True

193
Q

Epidemiological data help in setting up a preliminary diagnosis

A

True

194
Q

Microscopic examination of samples is not used in the diagnosis of infectious diseases any more

A

False

195
Q

Antibacterial treatment is forbidden in the EU in the case of viral diseases

A

False

196
Q

Individual and mass treatment can be combined in the case of some infectious diseases

A

True

197
Q

Hyperimmune serum can be used for aetiological treatment of certain diseases

A

True

198
Q

No aetiological treatment is available in the case of viral diseases

A

False

199
Q

Mass treatment using antibiotics is not allowed in the EU

A

False

200
Q

Antibiotics can be used for the aetiological treatment in case of bacterial disease

A

True

201
Q

Antibiotics can be used for the aetiologic treatment in the case of bacterial diseases

A

True

202
Q

All bacterial agents can be eradicated with antibiotic treatment

A

False

203
Q

Antibacterial treatment is used in the case of viral diseases in order to prevent bacterial complications

A

True

204
Q

Antibiotics are used for the treatment of some viral diseases to prevent secondary infections

A

True

205
Q

Antibiotics are generally used to the aetiological treatment of diseases caused by bacteria

A

True

206
Q

Use of antibiotics in the case of diseases caused by viruses is not allowed because of antibiotic resistance

A

False

207
Q

Treatment of certain infectious diseases is prohibited

A

True

208
Q

Symptomatic treatment is recommended because it can support healing of the diseased animals

A

True

209
Q

In case of viral diseases, no antibiotics are given

A

False

210
Q

Antibiotics may be used only until the disappearance of the clinical signs

A

False

211
Q

Only diseased animals have to be treated with antibiotics to prevent resistance

A

False

212
Q

There is no anti-viral therapy

A

False

213
Q

Aetiological treatment with anti-bacterial is done, in the case of bacterial diseases

A

True

214
Q

Using hyperimmune sera is usually not justifiable

A

True

215
Q

In case of import of animals into a farm, animals in the quarantine must be tested for infections

A

True

216
Q

In case of import of animals into a farm, animals in the quarantine must only be observed, there is nothing to do with them if they do not show clinical signs

A

False

217
Q

Only eggs from the same flock are allowed to be hatches in one hatching machine

A

True

218
Q

Eggs of different species can be hatched together; they cannot infect each other thanks to the different hatching time

A

False

219
Q

All-in-all-out is an important principle in prevention of infectious diseases

A

True

220
Q

Isolation of age groups is an important way of prevention of infectious diseases

A

True

221
Q

”All-in-all-out” principle is a general epidemiological rule

A

True

222
Q

Isolated keeping of different animal species can prevent the spreading of infectious diseases

A

True

223
Q

Isolated keeping of different age groups of the same species cannot prevent spreading of infectious diseases since all animals of the same species are susceptible to the same agents

A

False

224
Q

Day-old birds cannot be infected in the hatchery because they are protected by yolk immunity

A

False

225
Q

The immunoglobulin content of the colostrum is continuously decreasing after farrowing

A

True

226
Q

Maternal antibodies can inhibit the active immune response

A

True

227
Q

There is no maternal protection in birds

A

False

228
Q

Maternal protection occurs only in mammals

A

False

229
Q

Colostrum is the main way of maternal protection in the case of animals with
epitheliochorial placenta

A

True

230
Q

The half-life of the heterologous hyperimmune serum is about 7-10 days

A

True

231
Q

The half-life of the heterologous hyperimmune serum is about 2-3 weeks

A

False

232
Q

Animals having epitheliochorial placenta receive maternal antibodies only through the placenta

A

False

233
Q

Animals having epitheliochorial placenta receive maternal antibodies only through the colostrum

A

True

234
Q

Enteral lymphocytes of the dam can be transferred to the offspring in colostrum

A

True

235
Q

The immunoglobulin content of the colostrum is influenced by the nutrition of the dam

A

True

236
Q

The protein and antibody content of the colostrum is stable in the first week after calving

A

False

237
Q

Absorption of maternal antibodies from the colostrum in the first three days is not changing

A

False

238
Q

Colostrum is not important in protection of calves since the antibodies can go through the placenta

A

False

239
Q

Colostrum is the only way of receiving maternal protection in calves

A

True

240
Q

The immunoglobulin content of the colostrum is not changed in the first week after birth

A

False

241
Q

Calves can absorb maternal antibodies for a week after birth

A

False

242
Q

Maternal antibodies can inhibit certain immunization

A

True

243
Q

New-born animals cannot be infected from the milk thanks to the colostral antibodies

A

False

244
Q

The colostrum contains maternal lymphocytes

A

True

245
Q

The protein content of the colostrum remains high for the first two weeks after giving birth

A

False

246
Q

The immune globulin content of the colostrum remains high for the first week after giving birth

A

False

247
Q

The enteral absorption of immune globulins is decreasing after birth

A

True

248
Q

Maternal antibodies can decrease the efficacy of vaccination

A

True

249
Q

The immune globulin concentration of the colostrum decreases sharply after birth

A

True

250
Q

The enteral absorption of immunoglobulins is about the same for a week after birth

A

False

251
Q

The maternal antibodies can decrease the immune response against vaccines

A

True

252
Q

Enteral lymphocytes can get from the dam to the newborn animal with colostrum

A

True

253
Q

Animals with epitheliochorial placenta have maternal immunity only from colostrum

A

True

254
Q

The endotheliochorial placenta prevents to transport of immunoglobulins to the foetus

A

False

255
Q

Homologous hyperimmune serum can provide about a year-long protection

A

False

256
Q

Strains used in marker vaccines can be differentiated from the field strains

A

True

257
Q

Avirulent strains can be used in live vaccines

A

True

258
Q

The health state of the vaccinated animals can influence the efficacy of the vaccination

A

True

259
Q

Adjuvants in vaccines increase the shelf life of vaccines

A

False

260
Q

Inactivated vaccines contain inactivated bacterial toxins

A

True

261
Q

The method of vaccination has no effect on the efficacy of the vaccination

A

False

262
Q

Adjuvants in vaccines increase the efficacy of vaccines

A

True

263
Q

Attenuated strains can be used in live vaccines

A

True

264
Q

Deletion vaccines can only be used as live vaccines

A

False

265
Q

In the case of marker vaccines, the field strains and the vaccine strains can be differentiated

A

True

266
Q

Inactivated vaccines can contain the whole agents or their components

A

True

267
Q

The colostral immunoglobulins have no effect on the vaccination of the new born animals

A

False

268
Q

DIVA principle can only be used if the animals are vaccinated with deletion vaccines

A

False

269
Q

According to DIVA principle, infected and vaccinated animals can be differentiated

A

True

270
Q

Subunit vaccines contain only antigens of the agents

A

True

271
Q

Certain parts of the genome are missing from deletion vaccine strains

A

True

272
Q

Some genes are missing from the strains included in deletion vaccines

A

True

273
Q

For safety reasons only inactivated vaccines are used

A

False

274
Q

Live vaccines can contain strains with lower virulence

A

True

275
Q

Live vaccines always contain avirulent agents

A

False

276
Q

Live vaccines can contain attenuated strains

A

True

277
Q

Live vaccines are less effective than the inactivated ones

A

False

278
Q

Live vaccines are dangerous, they are not on the market any more

A

False

279
Q

Live vaccines are not used in Europe any more

A

False

280
Q

Live vaccines do not provide good immunity

A

False

281
Q

Marker vaccines are used to mark the site of vaccination

A

False

282
Q

It is not allowed to use inactivated deletion vaccines in the EU

A

False

283
Q

Live vaccines contain attenuated or avirulent agents

A

True

284
Q

The agent in a vaccine can influence the level of the immune response of vaccinated animals

A

True

285
Q

If deletion vaccines are used, vaccinated and infected animals can be differentiated

A

True

286
Q

Using marker vaccines, vaccinated and infected animals can be differentiated

A

True

287
Q

Use of marker vaccines can be combined with “test and remove” eradication

A

True

288
Q

Marker vaccines are marked with dyes

A

False

289
Q

The immune response produced by an attenuated vaccine is low

A

False

290
Q

Some attenuated vaccine strains can be immunosuppressive

A

True

291
Q

Attenuated vaccines induced a quick immune response

A

True

292
Q

Vaccines containing attenuated strains are not used anymore

A

False

293
Q

The amount of antigen in the vaccine has no effect on the efficacy of the vaccine

A

False

294
Q

Eradication with selection method is not done nowadays

A

False

295
Q

Newborn animals must be kept isolated when eradication with generation shift is used

A

True

296
Q

Eradication with generation shift cannot be used if the level of infection is high in the herd

A

False

297
Q

Eradication using generation shift method is mainly used in Poultry

A

False

298
Q

Implantation of washed embryos from a non infected dam into infected one is a way of eradication

A

False

299
Q

Implantation of washed embryos from a infected dam into non-infected one is a way of eradication

A

True

300
Q

Eradication using the generation shift method is mainly used in pig herds

A

False

301
Q

In the case of generation shift the infected animals must be slaughtered at the beginning of the eradication procedure

A

False

302
Q

Eradication using selection method can be combined with vaccination

A

True

303
Q

In the case of generation shift the young animals must be isolated from the dam at the age of 1-3 days

A

True

304
Q

Eradication using the selection method is generally implemented in case of low level of infection

A

True

305
Q

When eradication is made with selection method, the infected animals are removed from the herd

A

True

306
Q

Selection, generation shift and herd replacement can be used for eradication

A

True

307
Q

Eradication using generation shift can be used in cattle herds

A

True

308
Q

Caesarean section is the only way of birth when eradication is carried out using the SPF method

A

False

309
Q

Certain diseases can be eradicated with generation shift

A

True

310
Q

Herd replacement is the cheapest way of eradication of a disease

A

False

311
Q

Selection (test and slaughter) is a method of eradiation of a disease

A

True

312
Q

Selection method can be used for eradication of infectious diseases, when we remove infected animals

A

True

313
Q

In the case of generation shift, newborn animals are separated from the dam and kept isolated

A

True

314
Q

Embryo transfer cannot be used for eradication, since the embryo can be infected

A

False

315
Q

The selection method cannot be combined vaccination

A

False

316
Q

Test and slaughter as an eradication method can be used in case of low level of infection

A

True

317
Q

There is no agent which can be eradicated by antibiotic treatment

A

True

318
Q

In the case of generation shift newborn animals have to be kept isolated from the parent animals

A

True

319
Q

In the case of herd replacement, the herd is replaced with infection-free animals

A

True

320
Q

In the case of selection method of eradication the infected animals are taken out of the herd

A

True

321
Q

If eradication is made by selection method, vaccination is forbidden

A

False

322
Q

Early weaning is necessary if generation shift method of eradication is used

A

True

323
Q

Generation shift is a frequently used eradication method in swine

A

False

324
Q

Generation shift is a method of eradication of a disease

A

True

325
Q

In eradication by selective breeding, the seropositive animals are eliminated

A

True

326
Q

In eradication by selective breeding, only the animals shedding the bacteria are eliminated

A

False

327
Q

In eradication by selective breeding, vaccination cannot be used

A

False

328
Q

Eradication by selective breeding is not used anymore

A

False

329
Q

Selection (test and remove) is not used to eradicate a disease anymore

A

False

Epidemiology Final (7 decks)

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