PQS - Swine paratyphoid ✅

Question 1

Yellow, watery diarrhoea is a clinical sign of swine paratyphoid

Answer 1

T

Question 2

Salmonella Typhimurium can cause swine paratyphoid

Answer 2

T

S. Typhimurium is found in the environment or other animals, S. Choleraesuis infects from pig to pig

Question 3

Swine paratyphoid is mainly seen in suckling piglets

Answer 3

F

Seen in 2-5 month old animals, but with severe predisposing factors it is also seen in older animals

Question 4

Fever is a common clinical sign of swine paratyphoid.

Answer 4

T

Question 5

Focal inflammation and necrosis are a common postmortem lesions of fowl paratyphoid

Answer 5

T

Question 6

Swine paratyphoid is an acute disease

Answer 6

T

Acute, generalised disease

Question 7

Classical swine fever can predispose animals to swine paratyphoid

Answer 7

T

Question 8

Antibiotic treatment isn’t allowed in the case of swine paratyphoid

Answer 8

F

We treat the septicaemia with Antibiotics

Question 9

inflammation of the small intestine is a postmortem lesion of swine paratyphoid

Answer 9

T

Gastroenteritis

Question 10

Swine paratyphoid is caused by obligate pathogenic bacteria

Answer 10

F

facultative pathogenic

Question 11

swine paratyphoid has been eradicated from Europe

Answer 11

F

Found worldwide

Question 12

swine paratyphoid is most frequently seen in pigs between 2 and 5 months of age

Answer 12

T

but with severe predisposing factors it is also seen in older animals

Question 13

There is septicaemia in the case of swine parathyphoid

Answer 13

T

Question 14

Cyanosis is a clinical sign of swine paratyphoid

Answer 14

T

Question 15

Salmonella Choleraesuis can cause swine paratyphoid

Answer 15

T

Question 16

Swine paratyphoid generally occurs in all age groups

Answer 16

F

2-5 months of age, with severe predisposing factors older animals can be infected

Question 17

High fever is a typical sign of swine paratyphoid

Answer 17

T

Question 18

There are vaccines against swine paratyphoid on the market

Answer 18

T

BUT: not widely used, they cannot give a complete protection !!

Question 19

Only Salmonella Typhimurium can cause swine paratyphoid

Answer 19

F

S. Cholerasuis is the main causative agent

Question 20

Swine paratyphoid is an acute generalized disease.

Answer 20

T

Question 21

Antibiotics are not used for the treatment of swine paratyphoid.

Answer 21

F

Question 22

Salmonella choleraesuis and S. typhimurium can cause swine paratyphoid

Answer 22

T

Question 23

Swine paratyphoid is most frequent in suckling piglets.

Answer 23

F

most frequently in 2–5-month-old animals

Question 24

There is no use of antibiotic treatment in the case of swine paratyphoid

Answer 24

F

We use antibiotics for the treatment of speticaemia

Question 25

Salmonella Choleraesuis is the only agent of swine paratyphoid

Answer 25

F

Question 26

Salmonella Choleraesuis is an obligate pathogenic bacterium.

Answer 26

F **Facultative pathongeic**

Question 27

In case of paratyphoid, the pigs on the farm must be culled/eradicated

Answer 27

T

Question 28

Swine paratyphoid typically occurs in neonatal piglets, in the first week of life

Answer 28

F

Question 29

Swine paratyphoid is a sporadic rare disease

Answer 29

F

Question 30

Swine paratyphoid occurs in piglets between 2-5 weeks of age

Answer 30

F

Question 31

Swine paratyphoid is caused by S. typhisuis

Answer 31

F

Question 32

In the case of swine paratyphoid, enteritis can be seen in the small intestines

Answer 32

T

Question 33

Hyperemic enlargement of the spleen is typical in the case of swine paratyphoid

Answer 33

F **Hyperplasic spleen can be seen**

Question 34

Swine paratyphoid most often occurs in 2-5 months old piglet

Answer 34

T

Question 35

Inactivated vaccines can be used in the prevention of swine paratyphoid

Answer 35

T **But they do not give a complete protection**

Question 36

Cyanosis can be seen in swine paratyphoid

Answer 36

T

Question 37

In swine paratyphoid lesions are seen in SI and LI

Answer 37

T **Sometimes ulcers can be seen in the large intestines, which can be mixed with the swine typhoid**

Question 38

In case of swine paratyphoid, it is easy to diagnose in the faeces

Answer 38

F

Question 39

Cyanosis of lower parts of the body can be seen in swine paratyphoid.

Answer 39

T