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Strangles Flashcards

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Streptococcus equi subsp. Equi can sometimes cause arthritis

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Streptococcus equi subsp. Equi is a zoonotic agent

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Strangles can be diagnosed by staining abscess content

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Colic can be a clinical sign of strangles

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In endemic studs strangles is generally seen in horses that are older than 6 months

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The agent of strangles is carried on the tonsils of most horses

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Strangles is mainly seen in foals till the age of 4 months of age

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The agent of strangles is spreading very fast among horses

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Recovered animals carry the agent of strangles for a certain time

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Horses with strangles are treated with penicillin

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The mortality of strangles is high

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The toxin of the agent is responsible for the lesions of strangles

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Abscessation of the lymph nodes is a clinical sign of strangles.

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Carriers of agent of strangles can detected with PCR

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In endemic studs strangles is generally seen in horses that are older than 6 months.

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Carriers of agent of strangles can detected with bacterium culture

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Haemorrhagic diarrhoea can be a clinical sign of strangles

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Strangles is caused by Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus

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The morbidity of strangles is high, but the mortality is low.

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Abscesses are the typical clinical signs of strangles

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The causative agent of strangles is Streptococcus equi subsp. equi.

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The causative agent of strangles has to be introduced in the herd.

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Strangles is treated with polymyxins

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24
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Strangles can be successfully treated with penicillin

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25
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When abscesses develop in strangles, the prognosis is poor.

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26
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The causative agent of strangles is obligate pathogen

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27
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In strangles, morbidity is high

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Fever is an important sign of strangles

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Strangles has disappeared, due to extensive vaccination of the foals

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Mortality of strangles is high

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31
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Strangles disappeared because of widespread vaccination of the foals

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Carriage of the agent of strangles can be confirmed by isolation from the tonsils

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Strangles has a morbidity of 100 %.

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34
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Strangles pathogen is usually present on mucous membranes

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The causative agent of strangles are an epiphyte

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36
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Prognosis of strangles is bad if an abscess rupture

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Strangles can be treated with penicillin

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38
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For the occurrence of strangles, predisposing factors are needed

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Strangles can be diagnosed by serology.

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The causative agent of strangles is present in all horses

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41
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Strangles is mainly seen in horses aged 6 months -21/2 years

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Penicillin is an effective antibiotic for the treatment of strangles

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The agent of strangles is carried by the majority of horses on the mucous membranes

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44
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Diarrhoea is a typical sign of strangles

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45
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Animals with strangles generally do not have fever

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46
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The agent of swine erysipelas is Erysipelothrix Suis

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The agent of swine erysipelas is carried by asymptomatic pigs in the tonsils.

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Swine erysipelas can mainly be seen in winter after introduction of carrier animals

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Swine erysipelas can be an acute septicaemia in pigs

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Diamond skin disease is a clinical form of swine erysipelas

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The agent of swine erysipelas can survive in the environment for a few months

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