PQS - Fowl cholera✅

Question 1

Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella multocida A, D and F strains

Answer 1

T

Question 2

Fowl cholera can occur is ducks and geese

Answer 2

T

Watefowls are more susceptible

Question 3

The agent of fowl cholera can survive in water for a few days

Answer 3

T

even though the resistance is low, the water can protect the bacteria and it can survive for weeks

Question 4

Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella gallinarum

Answer 4

F

P. multocida

Question 5

The mortality of fowl cholera is low

Answer 5

F

high morbidity and high mortality

Question 6

Arthritis is a clinical sign of fowl cholera

Answer 6

T

chronic form

Question 7

The resistance of the agent of fowl cholera is low

Answer 7

T

Question 8

Fowl cholera occurs mainly in the winter in Europe

Answer 8

F

more common at warmer climate, in Europe its seen during summer and early autumn

Question 9

Pasteurella multocida strains with lower virulence can cause chronic fowl cholera

Answer 9

T

Question 10

The most severe form of fowl cholera occurs in day-old birds

Answer 10

F

Cannot be seen in day-old birds

Question 11

Waterfowl is more susceptible to fowl cholera than hens

Answer 11

T

Question 12

Focal inflammation and necrosis in the liver is a common postmortem lesion on of fowl cholera

Answer 12

T

Question 13

Wild birds can introduce the agent of fowl cholera into a herd

Answer 13

T

Question 14

Fowl cholera has an exponential mortality rate

Answer 14

T

Question 15

Fowl cholera is a generalized disease it causes septicaemia

Answer 15

T

Question 16

Animals recovered after fowl cholera remain bacterium carriers

Answer 16

T

Question 17

The dermonecrotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical sign of fowl cholera

Answer 17

F

Hyaluronic capsule is responsible

Question 18

Vaccine for the prevention of fowl cholera provide type specific protection

Answer 18

T

Question 19

The agent of fowl cholera is an obligate pathogenic bacterium

Answer 19

F

Facultative

Question 20

Antibiotics cannot be used for the treatment of fowl cholera

Answer 20

F

BUT time is crucial !!

Question 21

human can introduce the agent of fowl cholera into a herd

Answer 21

T

Question 22

Per os antibiotic treatment must be used in the case of fowl cholera

Answer 22

T

mainly used, due to mass treatment and that humans can transmit the disease with tools

Question 23

nasal discharge and conjunctivitis are clinical signs of fowl cholera

Answer 23

T

Question 24

the morbidity of fowl cholera is high

Answer 24

T

Question 25

the exotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical signs of fowl cholera

Answer 25

F

Question 26

inflammation of the wattle is a clinical sign of acute fowl cholera

Answer 26

F **Clinical signs of the chronic form**

Question 27

the endotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical signs of fowl cholera

Answer 27

T

Question 28

Europe is free from fowl cholera

Answer 28

F

Question 29

Haemorrhagic diarrhoea is a clinical sign of fowl cholera

Answer 29

T

Question 30

Fowl Cholera can occur in ducks and geese

Answer 30

T

Question 31

Fowl cholera is always an acute disease

Answer 31

F **Also chronic**

Question 32

Feather pecking or force feeding can predispose animals to fowl cholera

Answer 32

T

Question 33

Parent birds have to be vaccinated just before laying in order to prevent fowl cholera

Answer 33

F **Vaccine given at 6-8 weeks of age**

Question 34

Germinative infection is a frequent way of transmission of the agent of fowl cholera.

Answer 34

F **No germinative infection**

Question 35

Geese is resistant to fowl cholera

Answer 35

F

Question 36

Fowl cholera cannot be prevented by vaccination

Answer 36

F

Question 37

Focal inflammation in the liver is a typical post mortem lesion of fowl cholera

Answer 37

T

Question 38

Hemorrhages generally cannot be seen as post mortem signs of fowl cholera

Answer 38

F

Question 39

After recovering from fowl cholera the animals do not carry the agent any more

Answer 39

F **Therefore it is not recommended to keep the animals for a longer period, better to cull/slaugther**

Question 40

There are vaccines on the market to prevent fowl cholera

Answer 40

T

Question 41

Fowl cholera occurs only in hens

Answer 41

F

Question 42

Fowl cholera is caused by certain serotypes of Pasteurella multocida

Answer 42

T

Question 43

The agent of fowl cholera is an obligate pathogen

Answer 43

F **Facultative**

Question 44

Germinative infection is common in the case of fowl cholera.

Answer 44

F **no germinative infection**

Question 45

Turkey are highly susceptible to fowl cholera

Answer 45

T

Question 46

Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella multocida strains

Answer 46

T

Question 47

Fowl cholera occurs only in chicken

Answer 47

F

Question 48

Germinative infection is common in the case of fowl cholera

Answer 48

F

Question 49

Fowl cholera is typically seen in day-old birds

Answer 49

F **Cannot be seen in day-old birds**

Question 50

Germinative infection is important in the epidemiology of fowl cholera

Answer 50

F **No germinative infection**

Question 51

Fowl cholera is a septicemic disease

Answer 51

T

Question 52

The agent of fowl cholera is a facultative pathogenic bacterium

Answer 52

T

Question 53

The endotoxin of the agent is responsible for the lesions of fowl cholera.

Answer 53

T

Question 54

Fowl cholera is caused by Riemerella anatipestifer

Answer 54

F **P.multicoida**

Question 55

Endotoxins of Pasteurella multocida cause fowl cholera

Answer 55

T

Question 56

Fowl cholera has always an acute course

Answer 56

F **chronic also**

Question 57

Fowl cholera could cause focal inflammation-necrosis in the liver

Answer 57

T

Question 58

Fowl cholera is the most severe among day-old chicken

Answer 58

F **Severity increases with age**

Question 59

Fowl cholera is caused by introducing highly virulent Pasteurella multocida strains

Answer 59

T

Question 60

Plucking and fattening of geese is a predisposing factor for fowl cholera

Answer 60

T

Question 61

Fowl cholera causes acute septicaemia

Answer 61

T

Question 62

The chronic form of fowl cholera is caused by less virulent strains

Answer 62

T

Question 63

Day-old chickens are resistant to fowl cholera.

Answer 63

T

Question 64

Vaccines against fowl cholera are not available

Answer 64

F

Question 65

Fowl cholera may cause high mortality in water birds

Answer 65

T

Question 66

Turkeys are not sensitive to fowl cholera

Answer 66

F

Question 67

Fowl cholera occurs mainly at the end of the winter

Answer 67

F **More common in warmer climate**

Question 68

Fowl cholera occurs mostly during the summer and autumn

Answer 68

T

Question 69

Germinative infection is the primary way of spreading fowl cholera

Answer 69

F

Question 70

Mortality of fowl cholera can reach 100% in a susceptible flock

Answer 70

T

Question 71

In development of fowl cholera, plucking the animal has an important role

Answer 71

T

Question 72

Fowl cholera can cause high losses among day-old chicken.

Answer 72

F **Cannot be seen in day-old birds**

Question 73

Fowl cholera is caused by leukotoxin-producing Pasteurella (Mannheimia) haemolytica.

Answer 73

F

Question 74

Fowl cholera has higher mortality in young broiler stocks

Answer 74

F **Severity increases with age**

Question 75

Fowl cholera has high mortality in water poultry

Answer 75

F

Question 76

Turkeys are not susceptible for fowl cholera.

Answer 76

F

Question 77

Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella haemolytica

Answer 77

F

Question 78

Fowl cholera occurs in the tropics and subtropics mostly

Answer 78

T

Question 79

Wild birds are very susceptible to fowl cholera

Answer 79

F **Clinical signs are mild, but they carry and shed the bacteria, introducing it to other farms**

Question 80

Susceptibility in hens decrease with age in case of fowl cholera.

Answer 80

F