Myxomatosis

Question 1

Myxomatosis is a zoonotic disease

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Myxomatosis causes frequently serious clinical signs and high losses in Lepus europeus

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A clinical sign of myxomatosis is the lion head

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A clinical sign of myxomatosis is the swollen belly

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The myxomatosis virus can be present in green fodder and mosquitoes

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Myxomatosis is not present in America

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Mosquito net can always prevent the myxomatosis

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Late summer is the best period to vaccinate rabbits against myxomatosis

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The attenuated myxomatosis virus has replaced the virulent virus in England

Answer 9

True

Question 10

The attenuated myxomatosis virus has replaced the virulent virus in France

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Myxomatosis causes seriously clinical signs in European Rabbits

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Myxomatosis causes serious clinical signs in cotton-tail rabbits

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Myxomatosis is present in Australia

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Conjunctivitis can be a sign of atypical myxomatosis

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Subcutaneous swellings are frequent signs of myxomatosis

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Attenuated vaccines are available against myxomatosis

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Myxomatosis is only found in Australia

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Respiratory signs can be seen in atypical forms of myxomatosis

Answer 18

True

Question 19

The European brown hare is not susceptible to myxoma virus

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Myxomatosis is mostly seasonal

Answer 20

True

Question 21

There are no vaccines available against Myxomatosis

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Arthropods play an important role in the transmission of Myxoma virus

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Virulent strains of the myxoma virus are only present in Australia

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Myxomatosis virus causes high morbidity and mortality in hares

Answer 24

False

Question 25

The European brown hare may be asymptomatic carrier of the Myxomatosis virus

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Conjunctivitis is characteristic in the early phase of Myxomatosis

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Tumour formation in the parenchymal organs is typical of Myxomatosis

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Virulent strains of the Myxoma virus are persisting in wild rabbits

Answer 28

True

Question 29

The nodular form of Myxomatosis is caused by strains of lower virulence

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Two Myxomatosis serotypes are known

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Several levels of virulence can be seen in Myxomatosis strains in Europe

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Myxomatosis may result in over 90% mortality, in susceptible animals

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Myxomatosis virus spread out to the world from China

Answer 33

False

Question 34

The atypical form of Myxomatosis frequently appears with respiratory signs

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Only domestic rabbits are susceptible to Myxomatosis

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Typical form of Myxomatosis presents with gelatinous swellings, “lion head” and cold-like symptoms

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Conjunctival or respiratory form of Myxomatosis are atypical

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Myxomatosis causes benign localized skin lesion in cotton tail rabbits

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Myxomatosis causes no viraemia in cotton tail rabbits

Answer 39

True