Mcqs Flashcards
(27 cards)
Leptospirosis is not
A notifiable disease
Anthrax, brucellosis and rabies
Are notifiable diseases
Cryptosporidium is a
Protazoa
Contagious equine metritis is not
Caused by a virus
Equine infectious anaemia, equine influenza and equine viral arteritis are all
Caused by a virus
An animal that has had a disease but is showing no clinical signs, yet is still shedding the disease is called a
Convalescent carrier
Clostridium difficile, mrsa and e coli are all
Hospital acquired infections that can cause gastro intestinal disease
Angiostrongylus vasorum is a
Nematode
Which life stage of the mite trombicula autumnalis is caused in dogs?
Nymph
The type of disinfectant that has no effect on bacterial spores is
Phenol
What is not an exanple of halogen containing disinfectant?
Hydrogen peroxide.
Sodium hypochlorite, povodine-iodine and iodophor are examples of halogen containing disinfectants.
A surgical gown should be folded..
Outside folded inwards then concertinaed from bottom to top.
A limitaion of using ethylyne oxide is
The 12 hr sterilisation cycle.
Gamma radiation is an example of
Cold sterilisation
On exposure to 134oc browns tubes change from red to
Green
The removal of micro-organisms but not necessarily all pathogens and their spores describe
Disinfection
Transplacental transmisison can be desrcibed as
Vertical
A fomite is
A mechanical vector
Bleach is
A halogenated disinfectant.
If a pathogen is naturally resistant to a disinfectant it is said to be
Intrinsically resistantant.
When diluting a disinfectant with water a key health and safety recommendation is to
Add the disinfectant after the required amount of water has been poured in.
The best foot attire for theatre would be
Washable clogs.
Best practice states a vs shouls prescribe antiobiotics based on
The results of culture and sensitivity testing.
Chlohexadine, cetrimide and povidine-iodine
Can all be used on skin.
