Nocardia

Question 1

Mastitis is a common clinical sign of bovine nocardiosis

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Nocardia species cause lymphadenitis in different animals

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Nocardia asteroides can cause mastitis in cattle

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Pneumonia is a frequently seen pathological finding in bovine nocardiosis

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Nocardia asteroides causes bovine nocardiosis

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Nocardia species are really fastidious bacteria which can grow on mucous membranes only

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Nocardia bacteria can cause inflammation of the lymphatic vessels

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Cattle are infected with nocardia bacteria from the soil

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Nocardia species are Gram negative coccoid rod shaped bacteria

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Carnivores and cattle are susceptible to nocardia species

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Nocardia are gram positive branching filaments

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Nocardia asteroides can cause generalized infection in dogs

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Nocardiosis is a chronic infection with granuloma formation

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Norcardia species are soil organisms

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Nocardia asteroides is a soil microorganism

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Nocardia asteroides generally causes mastitis in cattle, which can be an iatrogenic infection

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Nocardia asteroides can cause granulomatous lesions of tissues under the skin in cattle

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Canine nocardiosis is caused by Nocardia asteroides

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Nocardiosis causes chronic mastitis in cows

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Nocardia asteroides can cause generalized disease in dogs

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Nocardia spp. in cattle primarily causes mastitis

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Most susceptible species to Nocardiosis are dog and horse

Answer 22

False

Question 23

N. asteroides causes cutaneous pyogranulomas in dog

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Nocardia asteroides is zoonotic

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Disseminated Nocardiosis in dog occurs after 1 year of age

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Nocardiosis will cause acute mastitis in cattle

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Bovine farcy causes chronic lesions in the superficial lymph nodes and vessels

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Nocardiosis are found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Nocardia is a facultative aerobic bacterium

Answer 29

False