Listeriosis Flashcards
Listeriae can cause mastitis
True
Listeriae is zoonotic
True
Haemolysin is a virulence factor of Listeriae
True
Diarrhoea is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep
False
Listeriae can cause septicaemia in suckling lambs
True
Encephalitis is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep
True
Diarrhoea is a frequent sign of listeriosis in sheep
False
Clinical signs of listeriosis generally seen in the summer
False
Listeriae do not cause bacteraemia or septicaemia; they travel only along the nerves
False
Not properly prepared silage can be source of listeria
True
Listeriosis has very severe clinical signs in pigs
False
The agent of listeriosis can travel along the nerves
True
Unpasteurized milk or milk products can be source of Listeria in the case of human listeriosis
True
Listeriosis is prevented by widespread vaccination using attenuated vaccines
False
Circling is a typical sign of ovine listeriosis
True
Listeriosis have very severe clinical signs in pigs
False
Listeriosis spread very fast in an infected herd from animal to animal
False
Abortion is a clinical sign of listeriosis
True
Abortion is the most frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep
False
Listeria ovis is the agent of listeriosis
False
Listeriae can survive in pools and poodles
True
Listeria are soil bacteria
True
Listeriae are facultative intracellular bacteria
True
Listeriae can cause micro abscesses in the brain
True
Encephalitis is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep
True
Infected silage can be the source of listeria
True
Listeria are spreading fast from animal to animal
False
Listeria ivanovii causes listeriosis in animals
True
Listeriosis spreads from animal to animal and causes high mortality
False
Listeriosis causes neurological symptoms in sheep
True
Listeriosis can infect rodents
True
Listeriosis can only be seen in sheep
False
Aerogen infection is the most important form of infection with Listeria in sheep
False
Listeria can be found only in infected animals, they cannot survive in the environment
False
Listeria are transmitted from animal to animal very fast in the infected flock
False
The most frequent sign of bovine listeriosis is abortion
True
There is widespread vaccination for the prevention of listeriosis
False
The agent of listeriosis is an intracellular bacterium
True
The main clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep is pneumonia
False
Vaccination of sheep against listeriosis with inactivated vaccines is widely done in Europe
False
Listeriosis causes septicaemia in lambs
True
Listeriosis mainly occurs at the end of winter
True
Listeriosis causes mainly abortion in cattle
True
Listeriosis can be isolated from the brain stem
True
Overcrowding is a predisposing factor of listeriosis
True
Listeria can be found in soil
True
Abortion is the most frequent clinical sign in bovine listeriosis
True
Abortion is the most frequent clinical sign in bovine listeriosis
True
Listeria are not resistant, they cannot survive in the environment
False
Listeriosis can be a septicaemic disease
True
Pneumonia is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis
False
Encephalitis is the most frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep
True
Listeriosis is the most common neurological disease in cattle
False
Listeriosis occurs more frequently during the summer, at time of silage-making
False
In the case of listeriosis of cattle, signs of the nervous system are the most frequently seen
False
Listeriosis occurs only in tropical areas
False
Neurological symptoms are the most common clinical sign of listeriosis in cow
False
Listeriosis occurs in the summer
False
Listeriosis occurs only in ruminants
False
Main symptoms of listeriosis in sheep is encephalitis, abortion and septicaemia
True
In cases with encephalitis, abscesses can be found in the medulla oblongata
True