PQS - Avian tuberculosis + paratuberculosis ✅

Question 1

In the case of avian tuberculosis, no tubercles are formed

Answer 1

F

Question 2

Avian tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium gallinarum

Answer 2

F

M. avium subsp. avium is the main causative agent, but also M. avium subsp. silvaticum and M. tuberculosis causes tuberculosis in birds

Question 3

Avian tuberculosis is a generalised disease

Answer 3

T

Always causing generalisation

Question 4

The most severe form of avian tuberculosis can be seen in 1-4 week old chicken

Answer 4

F

Seen in old birds only

Question 5

The agent of avian tuberculosis infects animals generally per os

Answer 5

T

Airborne infection can also happen

Question 6

Mycobacterium avium subsp avium causes tuberculosis in humans

Answer 6

F

Causes tuberculosis in BIRDS

Question 7

Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium causes avian tuberculosis

Answer 7

T

Question 8

Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause generalized tuberculosis in parrots

Answer 8

T

In cage birds and parrots

Question 9

The agent of avian tuberculosis can survive in the soil for several months

Answer 9

T

Question 10

Drop of egg production is a clinical sign of avian tuberculosis

Answer 10

T

Question 11

Clinical signs of avian tuberculosis can be seen in old birds

Answer 11

T

Question 12

Poultry are widely vaccinated for the prevention of avian tuberculsosis

Answer 12

F

The vaccine is not effective

Question 13

Avian tuberculosis is very frequent in large scale poultry farms

Answer 13

F

Seen in backyard poultry

Question 14

The causative agent of avian tuberculosis is a resistant bacterium

Answer 14

T

Question 15

Avian tuberculosis is mainly seen in chicken below 2 months of age

Answer 15

F

Old birds only!!

Question 16

In case of avian tuberculosis tubercles can be seen in liver and spleen

Answer 16

T

Question 17

Avian tuberculosis is treated with penicillin and tetracyclines

Answer 17

F

There is no treatment

Question 18

Only Mycobacterium avium subsp. Avium can infect birds

Answer 18

F

Also M. avium subsp. silvaticum and M. tuberculosis causes tuberculosis in birds

Question 19

Avian tuberculosis has been eradicated in Europe

Answer 19

F

Found worldwide

Question 20

Avian tuberculosis can be typically seen in old, adult birds

Answer 20

F

T??

Question 21

Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause clinical signs in some bird species

Answer 21

T

Not very typical

Question 22

The agent of avian tuberculosis cannot survive in the Environment, its resistance is low

Answer 22

F

Question 23

Avian tuberculosis usually occurs at 6-8 weeks of age

Answer 23

F

Question 24

Avian tuberculosis result in local processes

Answer 24

F

Generalised infection

Question 25

Avian tuberculosis can be diagnosed by slide agglutination or ELISA

Answer 25

T **But can be misguiding**

Question 26

Avian tuberculosis is a common disease in large scale farms causing high economic losses

Answer 26

F

Question 27

Waterfowl are more susceptible to avian tuberculosis

Answer 27

F

Question 28

Crepitation during liver transection is characteristic for avian tuberculosis

Answer 28

F

Question 29

Tuberculosis of poultry occur mainly in breeder flocks

Answer 29

T

Question 30

Avian tuberculosis occur over 1 year of age

Answer 30

T

Question 31

The tuberculin test is unreliable in poultry

Answer 31

T

Question 32

The agent of paratuberculosis is a facultative intracellular bacterium

Answer 32

T **Both obligate pathogen and facultative intracellular**

Question 33

Paratuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis

Answer 33

T

Question 34

The agent of paratuberculosis is shed in the faeces

Answer 34

T **Also found in the milk**

Question 35

Aerosol infection is the main form of transmission of paratuberculosis

Answer 35

T F??? **Infection directly from faeces, of faeces may contaminate the food and water**

Question 36

The resistance of the agent of paratuberculosis is low, it cannot survive in the environment

Answer 36

F **long survival of the bacterium in the environment ⭢ 6-9 months**

Question 37

Paratuberculosis occurs most frequently in pigs

Answer 37

F **Cattle is most susceptible, but also sheep and goats are main hosts**

Question 38

Clinical signs of paratuberculosis can mainly be seen only in those cases that were infected in the first six months of life

Answer 38

T **Infection over 6 months of life = asymptomatic, but shedding**

Question 39

Fibrinous pneumonia is a typical lesion of paratuberculosis

Answer 39

F

Question 40

The agent of paratuberculosis is shed only after the appearance of the clinical signs

Answer 40

F **shedding happens 3-5 months after infection, BEFORE clinical signs**

Question 41

Postmortem lesions of paratuberculosis can be seen in the small intestine

Answer 41

T

Question 42

The most severe clinical signs of Paratuberculosis can be seen in suckling calves

Answer 42

F **Symptoms appear at 2-5 years of age, typically after 2nd or 3rd calving**

Question 43

Lesions are seen in the lungs of animals infected with paratuberculosis

Answer 43

F **Intestines**

Question 44

Paratuberculosis has been eradicated from Europe

Answer 44

F **Worldwide**

Question 45

The clinical signs of paratuberculosis is more severe in calves than in adults

Answer 45

F **Symptoms appear at 2-5 years of age**

Question 46

Dyspnoea and nasal discharge are the main clinical signs of paratuberculosis

Answer 46

F **Main clinical signs is diarrhoea, hunched back**

Question 47

Paratuberculosis occurs mainly in the tropical and subtropical countries

Answer 47

F **Worldwide**

Question 48

The agent of paratuberculosis is shed in the faces and milk

Answer 48

T

Question 49

The clinical signs of paratuberculosis are more severe in sheep than cattle

Answer 49

F **In sheep and goats clinical signs are less frequent**

Question 50

Paratuberculosis is seen in young calves

Answer 50

F **Symptoms appear at 2-5 years of age**

Question 51

Lesions of paratuberculosis are localized in the small intestine

Answer 51

T

Question 52

In the case of paratuberculosis tuberculi can be seen in the anterior lobes of the lungs

Answer 52

F

Question 53

Paratuberculosis can be treated with polymyxins

Answer 53

F **No treatment**

Question 54

Paratuberculosis is seen cows above 2 years of age

Answer 54

T **Symptoms appear at 2-5 years of age**

Question 55

Lesions of the paratuberculosis are localized in the small and large intestine

Answer 55

F **Mainly small intestines, sometimes proximal large intestines**

Question 56

In the case of paratuberculosis no tuberculi are seen

Answer 56

T

Question 57

Weight loss is a typical sign of paratuberculosis

Answer 57

T

Question 58

In paratuberculosis, the nodules are seen primarily in the large intestine

Answer 58

F **Small intestines**

Question 59

Paratuberculosis can be demonstrated by LST during early stages of infection

Answer 59

T

Question 60

Paratuberculosis can be prevented by early vaccination of the calves

Answer 60

T **Vaccination is quite effective**

Question 61

Paratuberculosis can be treated with penicillin and enrofloxacin

Answer 61

F **No treatment**

Question 62

Paratuberculosis can be prevented by vaccination

Answer 62

T

Question 63

Paratuberculosis is believed to cause Chron’s disease

Answer 63

T

Question 64

Young animals are resistant to paratuberculosis

Answer 64

F

Question 65

Wasting is the main clinical sign

Answer 65

???

Question 66

Paratuberculosis is also called Johne’s disease

Answer 66

T

Question 67

Paratuberculosis is a chronic disease with diarrhoea affecting mainly ruminants

Answer 67

T

Question 68

The disease paratuberculosis can develop in animals above 2 months

Answer 68

F

Question 69

Paratuberculosis can be prevented by vaccination only in countries where it is eradicated

Answer 69

T

Question 70

In Paratuberculosis, nodules can be found in intestinum crassum

Answer 70

F

Question 71

Young animals are more susceptible to paratuberculosis

Answer 71

T

Question 72

Paratuberculosis virulence factor is phospholipase C

Answer 72

F

Question 73

Paratuberculosis cause proliferative enteritis in small intestines

Answer 73

T

Question 74

Cattle paratuberculosis shows more severe lesions than sheep/goat

Answer 74

T