Mcqs

Question 1

Leptospirosis is not

Answer 1

A notifiable disease

Question 2

Anthrax, brucellosis and rabies

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Are notifiable diseases

Question 3

Cryptosporidium is a

Answer 3

Protazoa

Question 4

Contagious equine metritis is not

Answer 4

Caused by a virus

Question 5

Equine infectious anaemia, equine influenza and equine viral arteritis are all

Answer 5

Caused by a virus

Question 6

An animal that has had a disease but is showing no clinical signs, yet is still shedding the disease is called a

Answer 6

Convalescent carrier

Question 7

Clostridium difficile, mrsa and e coli are all

Answer 7

Hospital acquired infections that can cause gastro intestinal disease

Question 8

Angiostrongylus vasorum is a

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Nematode

Question 9

Which life stage of the mite trombicula autumnalis is caused in dogs?

Answer 9

Nymph

Question 10

The type of disinfectant that has no effect on bacterial spores is

Answer 10

Phenol

Question 11

What is not an exanple of halogen containing disinfectant?

Answer 11

Hydrogen peroxide.

Sodium hypochlorite, povodine-iodine and iodophor are examples of halogen containing disinfectants.

Question 12

A surgical gown should be folded..

Answer 12

Outside folded inwards then concertinaed from bottom to top.

Question 13

A limitaion of using ethylyne oxide is

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The 12 hr sterilisation cycle.

Question 14

Gamma radiation is an example of

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Cold sterilisation

Question 15

On exposure to 134oc browns tubes change from red to

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Green

Question 16

The removal of micro-organisms but not necessarily all pathogens and their spores describe

Answer 16

Disinfection

Question 17

Transplacental transmisison can be desrcibed as

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Vertical

Question 18

A fomite is

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A mechanical vector

Question 19

Bleach is

Answer 19

A halogenated disinfectant.

Question 20

If a pathogen is naturally resistant to a disinfectant it is said to be

Answer 20

Intrinsically resistantant.

Question 21

When diluting a disinfectant with water a key health and safety recommendation is to

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Add the disinfectant after the required amount of water has been poured in.

Question 22

The best foot attire for theatre would be

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Washable clogs.

Question 23

Best practice states a vs shouls prescribe antiobiotics based on

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The results of culture and sensitivity testing.

Question 24

Chlohexadine, cetrimide and povidine-iodine

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Can all be used on skin.

Question 25

Quaternary ammonium compounds are disinfectants that

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Have detergent properties and inactivates phenols and hypochlorite disinfectants.

Question 26

Antibacterial fabrics are commonly impregnated with

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Triclosan

Question 27

Routine environmental swabs should be taken using

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Swabs containing environmental media provided by testing laboratory.