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PQS - Bovine tuberculosis✅ Flashcards

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Mainly proliferative lesions can be seen in the late generalization phase of bovine tuberculosis

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F

Mainly exudative

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Bovine tuberculosis is sustained by infected animals

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Fresh tuberculosis lesions in the lymph nodes are common in the early generalization

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Infected cattle shed the agents of bovine tuberculosis in milk

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Infected cattle shed the agents of bovine tuberculosis in tracheal discharge

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Infection of cattle with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is frequently asymptomatic

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Or causes local lesions

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The sensitivity of the intradermal tuberculin test is above 90% in cattle

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8
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If the tuberculin test is negative, it has to be repeated immediately

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Only repeated after 60-90 days, some countries 42 days

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The tuberculin test in cattle can be false negative if the animal is infected with
facultative pathogenic mycobacteria

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F

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The tuberculin test in cattle can be false negative if the animal is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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F

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The tuberculin test in cattle can be false negative if the animal is in the exhaust phase

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The tuberculin has to be injected in the skin fold in the skin intra dermal test

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The tuberculin test is used for the detection of infection of animals with mycobacteria.

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The intradermal tuberculin test is negative if the increase of the thickness of the skin is 1.8 mm and there are no local lesions or signs

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The intradermal tuberculin test is positive if the increase of the thickness of the skin is 3.6 mm and there are local lesions or signs

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The intradermal tuberculin test is negative if the increase of the thickness of the skin is 3.6 mm and there is no local lesions or signs

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F

= Inconclusive

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17
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If the resistance of the animal is high, mainly exudative lesions of tuberculosis can be seen

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F

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18
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In the case of bovine tuberculosis aerogenic infection is the most frequent way of
infection

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In the case of bovine tuberculosis always exudative lesions can be seen

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F

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Selection (test & slaughter) and generation shift methods can be used for eradication of bovine tuberculosis

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21
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Europe is free from bovine tuberculosis; bovine tuberculosis does not occur in Europe at all

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F

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22
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Rifampicin is frequently used for the treatment of bovine tuberculosis

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Treatment in farm animals is not allowed

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The thermal tuberculin test can be used in order to examine the organic reaction of bovine tuberculosis

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The tuberculin test in cattle can be false negative if only short time (1-3 weeks) has
passed since the infection

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25
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Positive reaction of the tuberculin test in cattle can be caused by infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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False positive reactions of the tuberculin test in cattle can be caused by infection with certain Corynebacterium species

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Mycobacterium bovis is an agent of bovine tuberculosis

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If the cellular immune reaction of cattle is weak, mainly exudative lesions of tuberculosis can be seen

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29
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Bovine tuberculosis cause mainly exudative lesions in calves below 1 month

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F

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30
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause tuberculosis in humans

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In case of infection with mycobacterium bovis the reaction against bovine and avian tuberculin is about the same in cattle

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F

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32
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Cough is a typical clinical sign of bovine pulmonary tuberculosis

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33
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Mycobacterium bovis and mycobacterium caprae belong to the mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex

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34
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The incubation time of bovine tuberculosis is 1-2 weeks

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Months, even years

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35
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Mycobacterium bovis can cause generalized tuberculosis in pigs

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36
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The skin intradermal tuberculin test has to be read 24 hours after injection

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F

Reading after 72 hours

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37
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Dermatitis nodosa is caused by mycobacterium bovis

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F

Caused by M.avium

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38
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Only aerosol infection occurs in the case of bovine tuberculosis

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F

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39
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The skin intradermal tuberculin test can be repeated within a week if necessary

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F

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40
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Mycobacterium bovis can cause tuberculosis in humans

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41
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The primary complex of bovine tuberculosis is generally seen in the gastrointestinal tract

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F

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42
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False positive reactions of the tuberculin test in cattle can be caused by pre-allergy

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F

Caused by parallergy
Pre-allergy causes false negative

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43
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In the intradermal skin test for tuberculosis, other mycobacteria can cause false positive.

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The skin intra-dermal tuberculin test is a type IV hyper-sensitivity test

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Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae can cause bovine tuberculosis

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46
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The tuberculin skin test is positive if the skin thickness is 2mm and local signs such as severe oedema of the neck is present

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47
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In the exhaust phase of Tuberculosis, the tuberculin test can be false positive

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F

Can cause false negative

48
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The primary complex in bovine tuberculosis is mainly in the respiratory tract

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T

49
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The tuberculin test is inconclusive if the increase of the thickness of the skin fold is 3.2 mm and it is painful

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F

50
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The tuberculin test is negative for 3 weeks after infection

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T

51
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Cattle are vaccinated every year in order to prevent tuberculosis

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F

Cannot prevent the disease

52
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The tuberculin reaction is positive if the increase of the thickness of the skin fold is 4.1 mm

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T

53
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If the increase of thickness of the skin fold in the tuberculin test is 4.1 mm, the reaction is inconclusive

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F

= Positive

54
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If the positive tuberculin reaction is caused by facultative pathogenic mycobacteria the positivity will disappear after a few months

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T

55
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Cough is a frequent sign of bovine tuberculosis

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T

56
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Intestinal tuberculosis has no clinical signs in cattle

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F

57
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Badgers can infect cattle with Mycobacterium bovis.

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T

58
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Vaccines are widely used to prevent bovine tuberculosis

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F

59
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Mycobacterium bovis cannot cause tuberculosis in pigs

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F

60
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Mycobacterium bovis can infect cage birds

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T

61
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Parallergy lasts lifelong in the case of cattle

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F

62
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Inhalation is the most frequent form of infection in the case of bovine tuberculosis

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T

63
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Parallergy results in false negative reaction in the tuberculin test

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F

False positive

64
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If the thickness of the skin is increased with 3.4 mm in the tuberculin test and local
lesions are present, test is inconclusive

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F

65
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Tuberculotic cattle are treated with antibiotics for at least three weeks

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F

66
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The skin intradermal tuberculin test has to be read after 72 h

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T

67
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If the intradermal tuberculin test is inconclusive, it has to be repeated within a week

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F

68
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If the skin fold become 3 mm thicker in the skin intradermal tuberculin test and is painful, the test is positive

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T

69
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium can cause positive tuberculin reaction in cattle

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T

70
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At bovine tuberculosis the resistance of the infected animals effects the clinical
manifestation

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T

71
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At most cases bovine tuberculosis has a rapid, acute progression

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F

72
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Bovine tuberculosis shows clinical signs mainly under the age of 6 months

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F

73
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The main pathogen causing bovine tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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F

74
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Bovine tuberculosis only affects the lungs

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F

75
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Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonosis

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T

76
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Tuberculosis causes generalized disease by organic infection in cattle

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T

77
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Tuberculosis cannot infect cattle per os

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F

78
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Tuberculosis in cattle occurs especially in young animals

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F

79
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Cattle tuberculosis can be diagnosed by serological methods

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F

80
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Cattle tuberculosis is always generalized

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F

81
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Tuberculosis in cattle is prevented with frequent vaccinations

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F

82
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Cattle are infected with M. bovis mainly per os and enteric tuberculosis is most frequent

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F

83
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Cattle infected with M. bovis will carry the bacterium for a maximum of 1 year

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F

84
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In intestinal tuberculosis, diarrhoea is the main clinical sign

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T

85
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In the case of bovine tuberculosis foetuses are generally not infected

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T

86
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Generation shift can be used for eradication of tuberculosis

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T

Widely used

87
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Vaccination of 6-month-old calves with BCG vaccine will result eradication of
tuberculosis

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F

88
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After infection with Mycobacterium bovis cattle remain lifelong carriers

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T

89
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The primary complex in cattle is generally in the lungs and the mediastinal lymph nodes

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T

90
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In cattle extrapulmonary tuberculosis does not occur

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F

91
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Late generalization is characterized by productive processes

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F

92
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Chronic tuberculosis affects organs together with lymph nodes

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T

93
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The skin intradermal tuberculin test is negative if the thickness of the skin increased by 4.5 mm

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F

94
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Tuberculin test can detect about 50% of the infected animals

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F

95
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The skin intradermal tuberculin test is highly sensitive in cattle

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T

96
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The skin intradermal tuberculin test is negative if the thickness of the skin increased by 4.1 mm.

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F

97
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In case of positive tuberculin reactions in a herd, movement restriction has to be
implemented

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T

98
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The PPD-tuberculin (purified protein derivative) contains the antigenic abstract of the agent

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T

99
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During the general tuberculin test we give the tuberculin SC or IV

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F

The thermal tuberculin test is administered SC or IV

100
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General tuberculin test is used to trigger a hypersensitivity reaction

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T

101
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The general tuberculin test (name) is not really used now a days

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T

???

102
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The tuberculin test can be false negative in cattle within 3 weeks after infection

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T

103
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The intradermal tuberculin test can be: False positive in case of infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis

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T

104
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The intradermal tuberculin test can be: False negative in case of anergy

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T

= the immune system is exhausted

105
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The intradermal tuberculin test can be: False negative in case of pre-allergy

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T

106
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The intradermal tuberculin test can be: False negative in case of older, demarcated
nodule

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T

107
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Tuberculin test is false negative in case of old, encapsulated lesions

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T

108
Q

Tuberculin test is false negative in case of pre-infection

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T

109
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At the end of the disease the probe/intradermal skin test can be negative

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T

110
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In other types of tuberculosis infections the intradermal tuberculin can be positive

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T

111
Q

Using the thermal tuberculin test, organic reactions can be increased

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T

112
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In case of para-allergic reaction we carry out the comparative tuberculin test. In case
of para-allergic reaction we eliminate the positive animals immediately

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T

113
Q

In case of para-allergic reaction we perform a test-cut

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F

114
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In addition to para-allergic test we can carry out a gamma interferon test

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T

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