Salmonella hardcore Flashcards
There are good immune reactions against salmonellae in the case of generalised salmonella diseases
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The agent of swine typhoid mainly replicates in the small intestine
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The agent of swine typhoid can cause lesions only in the gut
F
Swine typhoid can be transmitted by contaminated utensils
T
Swine typhoid occurs in endemic herds above 3 months of age
T
Swine typhoid is a chronic disease
T
Cough is a frequent clinical sign of swine typhoid
T
Swine typhoid mainly occurs in suckling piglets
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vaccination is not recommended for the prevention of swine typhoid
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Swine typhoid occurs only in piglets between 2-5 months
F
Swine typhoid is a frequent disease on large scale farms
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The agent of swine typhoid can only replicate in the gut
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Swine typhus causes significant economic losses in larger farms
F was common now rare
Killed vaccines are used to prevent swine typhoid
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Swine typhoid is spread by rodents
F
In swine typhoid transport is an important predisposing factor
F
Swine paratyphoid is mainly seen in suckling piglets
F
swine paratyphoid is most frequently seen in pigs between 2 and 5 months of age
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Antibiotics are not used for the treatment of swine paratyphoid
T
There is no use of antibiotic treatment in the case of swine paratyphoid
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Swine paratyphoid typically occurs in neonatal piglets, in the first week of life
F
Hyperemic enlargement of the spleen is typical in the case of swine paratyphoid
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In swine paratyphoid lesions are seen in SI and LI
T
Antibiotic treatment can be used in the case of typhlocolitis of swine
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In the case of Typhlocolitis swine the agent can be isolated from the liver in large number
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Swine typhlocolitis is a common disease with high mortality
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High fever is an important clinical sign in case of swine typhlocolitis
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Swine typhlocolitis can be transmitted with birds and rodents
T
Treatment of bovine salmonellosis with antibiotics is not recommended
F
Salmonella is seen in the large intestine of cattle
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Salmonellosis of calves is typically seen in 2-6-week-old animals
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Salmonellosis in calves typically occurs in 1-2-week-old calves
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Cattle can stay lifelong carriers of salmonellosis of calves
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Diarrhoea without fever is a typical clinical sign of bovine salmonellosis
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Salmonellosis in calves cause ileitis
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Viral diseases (bluetongue, border disease etc.) frequently predispose sheep to salmonellosis
F
Abortion of ewes cause by Salmonellosis generally happens 2-4 weeks after the acute clinical signs
T
Salmonella Abortusovis can cause epididymitis and orchitis in rams
F does not affect rams not brucellae
Sexual transmission is the main way of infection with Salmonella Abortusovis
F
Salmonella abortusovis is mainly transmitted at mating
F
Sheep are usually infected per os by Salmonella abortusovis
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Parasitic infections are an important predisposing factor of salmonella in sheep and goat
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Abortion caused by S. abortusovis is very common in goats
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Serology is a good way to diagnose abortive salmonellosis in sheep
T
Vaccination is the best way to prevent S. abortusovis
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Pregnant mares abort in the acute phase of salmonellosis
F
Arthritis can be a clinical sign of salmonellosis of horses
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Arthritis can occur in mares after salmonella abortion
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Foals are aborted in the febrile phase of salmonellosis
F
Foal septicaemia in case of salmonellosis is highly age-related
T
Abortion caused by S. abortusequi most often occurs in the 2nd trimester
T
Salmonella Infantis is most frequent serotype in the case of asymptomatic carriage in poultry
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Salmonella reduction programs aim the reduction only for S. Enteritidis and S. Typhimurium in breeding poultry flocks
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Salmonella reduction programs aim the reduction only for S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium in broiler flocks
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In the salmonella reduction programs ELISA tests are used to recognize the carrier animals
F
Salmonella in carnivores is mostly caused by S. typhimurium
T
CNS signs can occur in foxes in case of salmonellosis
T
Salmonella enterica subsp. Arizonae strains mainly cause salmonelloisis in pigs
F
In the case of generalized salmonellosis, the agent has to be isolated from the faces
F
Salmonella are generally resistant bacteria
F
Fowl typhoid occurs nowadays mainly in large scale farms
F
Germinative infection can happen in the case of fowl typhoid
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Lesions of fowl typhoid is limited to the gut
F
fowl typhoid can be seen sporadically in zoo birds in Europe
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In the case of fowl typhoid there is a peak of death cases between days 3 and 5
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Fowl typhoid is more frequent in water fowl than hens
F
The susceptibility to fowl typhoid is increasing with age.
F young birds in the hatchery most susceptible
Fowl typhoid has a death peak on days 3-5.
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Fowl typhoid generally does not occur in large scale poultry farms
T
In case of fowl typhoid, the death curve peak at age 5-6 weeks
F
Fowl typhoid have an exponential loss curve
F
Rotting eggs are an important clinical sign of fowl typhoid
F
Diarrhoea is not a typical clinical sign of fowl cholera
F
The highest infection rate of fowl typhoid is between days 8-10
F- around 3-4 days first peak and second peak around 3rd week
Fowl paratyphoid alone occurs at any age
F
Fowl paratyphoid occurs typically in 2-5 months old poultry
F
Salmonella derby is a frequent agent of fowl paratyphoid
F
The clinical signs of fowl paratyphoid are mainly seen in birds below 4 weeks of age
T
Antibiotic treatment can prevent the carriage of salmonella, after fowl paratyphoid
F Antibiotics wont kill salmonellae
Paratyphoid of poultry affects adult animals mainly
F
Isolation of the agent of fowl paratyphoid from the parenchymal organs results in aetiological diagnosis
T
Fowl paratyphoid mostly occurs in 0-2 weeks old chickens
T
Purulent conjunctivitis can occur as a clinical sign in ducks with fowl paratyphoid
T
Fowl paratyphoid can occur alone only in the first 2 weeks of life
T
We can certify “Salmonella-free” status of poultry stocks with serological tests
F
Fowl paratyphoid causes high morbidity mostly in water birds
T
In the case of diarrhoea caused by salmonella in humans, penicillin treatment is recommended
F
Septicaemia is the most common presentation of human salmonellosis
F
We use tetracyclines in the treatment of human gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella spp.
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