reptile disease exam 3

Question 1

where do crocodilia reproduce

Answer 1

on land. not in the water. like testudines (turtles)

Question 2

what is the order for snakes and lizards

Answer 2

squamata

Question 3

what belongs to the order sphenodontia

Answer 3

tuataras- in new zealand

Question 4

what makes tuataras different from other reptiles

Answer 4

lizard like, parietal eye, likes colder temps, insectivorous, godzillas.

Question 5

what do we need to know about UV lighting

Answer 5

does not penetrate glass well
UVB is best for Vit D activation

Question 6

what are the two reptile viruses

Answer 6

PMV (resp disease)
IBD (flaccid paralysis in snakes)

Question 7

what is the treatment for PMV

Answer 7

quarantine well and SC

Question 8

what is the bacti commonly associated with ulcerative stomatitis in reptiles

Answer 8

aeromonas.

Question 9

what happens secondarily to PMV

Answer 9

pneumonia. nasal bubbling and floating sideways.

Question 10

why did the FDA ban small turtles

Answer 10

salmonella. most reptiles have it and only show CS when stressed

Question 11

what is our zoonotic bacteria that causes cutaneous granulomas in reptiles. like fish

Answer 11

mycobacteriosis

Question 12

what is the clinical signs of hypovitaminosis A

Answer 12

squamous metaplasia of epithelial cells. otitis media, blepharitis, overgrowth of epithelial cell parts

Question 13

dysecdysis

Answer 13

retained shed

Question 14

what are the causes of gout primary and secondary?

Answer 14

primary- excess protein, water deprivation
secondary- uric acid accumulation in tissues

visceral or articular

Question 15

the order anura is ______ while the order caudata is ______

Answer 15

anura- frogs and toads
caudata- salamanders

Question 16

what is the order for limbless amphibians

Answer 16

gymnophiona

Question 17

what is a main cause of amphibian diseases

Answer 17

water quality issues. just like fish.

Question 18

what is red leg disease. what does it look like

Answer 18

aeromona hydrophila secondary to trauma or poor water quality

necrosis and petechiae of the limbs- light pink

Question 19

what causes chronic wasting disease and skin ulcerations in amphibians. can be mistaken for red leg

Answer 19

mycobacteriosis- zoonotic

Question 20

white cottony fungus in amphibians- opportunistic

Answer 20

saprolegnia

Question 21

pigmented granulomas in skin and internal organs of amphibians

Answer 21

chromomycosis- zoonotic potential

Question 22

thought to be the cause of worldwide decline of many amphibian species. sudden death with no real signs

Answer 22

chytrid - batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Question 23

if you see erythema or petechiae on the ventral surface of a amphibian what three things should be on your ddx

Answer 23

chytrid, red leg, myco

Question 24

why does chytrid kill?

Answer 24

secondary osmoregulatory dysfunction due to cutaneous integrity loss.

Question 25

what is different about chytrid fungus compared to saprolegnia

Answer 25

chytrid is NONhyphal.

Question 26

cutaneous infection of frogs. migration of nematodes. treat with ivermectin

Answer 26

capillariasis. can allow secondary myco because opportunistic

Question 27

what does ranid herpesvirus cause. in who?

Answer 27

renal adenocarcinoma in leopard frog

Question 28

emerging disease of amphibians that can mimic redleg. also abnormal CNS signs with erythema

Answer 28

irdoviruses

Question 29

three amphibian zoonotic diseases

Answer 29

aeromonas, myco, chromomycotic