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Streptococcus Flashcards

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1) Steptococcus dysgalactiae and streptococcus agalactiae can cause mastitis in cows

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true

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2) The capsule is a virulence factor of Streptococcus equi

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true

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3) Streptococcus can be divided according to their antigens

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true

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4) Streptococcus are epiphytes

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true

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5) Streptococcus are obligate aerobic

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false

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1) Steptococcus suis can cause encephalitis of humans

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true

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2) Streptococcus suis can cause generalised septicemia in 1-4 week old piglets

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true

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3) Diarrhoea is a frequent clinical sign of streptococcosis of pigs

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false

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4) Iron deficiency can predispose to porcine streptococcosis

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true

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5) Porcine streptococcosis can be prevented with inactivated vaccines

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true

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6) Porcine streptococcosis is treated with penicillins

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true

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7) Arthritis is a frequent clinical sign of streptococcosis of pigs

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true

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13
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8) Generalised porcine streptococcosis can mainly be seen in piglets till 5 weeks of age

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true

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9) Purulent menigoencephalitis can be a postmortem lesion of porcine streptococcosis

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true

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10) Calcium deficiency can predispose suckling piglets to streptococcosis

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false

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16
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11) Neurological signs are frequent in the case of porcine streptococcosis

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true

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17
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12) Abscesses in the liver frequently seen in the case of porcine streptococcosis

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true

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13) Streptococcus suis is the main agent of porcine streptococcosis

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true

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19
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14) Porcine streptococcosis is more frequent among adult animals than among young piglets

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false

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20
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15) Streptococcus pyogenes is the main agent of porcine streptococcosis

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false

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21
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16) Streptococcosis of pigs can be seen generally among fattening pigs

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false, should be true, growers and fattening pigs mostly

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17) Streptococcus in swine can be caused by S. suis serotype II

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true

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23
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18) Streptococcus in swine can cause acute purulent encephalomyelitis

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true

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19) All ages are susceptible in case of S. suis

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true

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20) S. porcinus can cause disease and is an epiphyte

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true

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26
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21) S. porcinus is a contagious disease

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true

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27
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1) Streptococcus equi subsp. Equi can sometimes cause arthritis

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true

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28
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2) Streptococcus equi subsp. Equi is a zoonotic agent

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false

29
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3) Strangles can be diagnosed by staining abscess content

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true

30
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4) Colic can be a clinical sign of strangles

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true

31
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5) In endemic studs strangles is generally seen in horses that are older than 6 months

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true

32
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6) The agent of strangles is carried on the tonsils of most horses

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false, should be true

33
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7) Strangles is mainly seen in foals till the age of 4 months of age

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false

34
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8) The agent of strangles is spreading very fast among horses

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true

35
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9) Recovered animals carry the agent of strangles for a certain time

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true

36
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10) Horses with strangles are treated with penicillin

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true

37
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11) The mortality of strangles is high

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false

38
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12) The toxin of the agent is responsible for the lesions of strangles

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false

39
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13) Abscessation of the lymph nodes is a clinical sign of strangles

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true

40
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14) Carriers of agent of strangles can detected with PCR

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true

41
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15) Carriers of agent of strangles can detected with bacterium culture

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true

42
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16) Haemorrhagic diarrhoea can be a clinical sign of strangles

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false

43
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17) Strangles is caused by Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus

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false

44
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18) The morbidity of strangles is high, but the mortality is low

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true

45
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19) Abscesses are the typical clinical signs of strangles

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true

46
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20) The causative agent of strangles is Streptococcus equi subsp. equi

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true

47
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21) The causative agent of strangles has to be introduced in the herd

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true

48
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22) Strangles is treated with polymyxins

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false

49
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23) Strangles can be successfully treated with penicillin

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true

50
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24) When abscesses develop in strangles, the prognosis is poor

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false

51
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25) The causative agent of strangles is obligate pathogen

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true, should be false

52
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26) In strangles, morbidity is high.

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true

53
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27) Fever is an important sign of strangles

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true

54
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28) Strangles has disappeared, due to extensive vaccination of the foals

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false

55
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29) Mortality of strangles is high

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false

56
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30) Carriage of the agent of strangles can be confirmed by isolation from the tonsils

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false, should be true

57
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31) Strangles has a morbidity of 100 %.

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false

58
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strangles pathogen is usually present on mucous membranes

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false

59
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33) The causative agent of strangles are an epiphyte

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false

60
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34) Prognosis of strangles is bad if an abscess rupture

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false

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35) For the occurrence of strangles, predisposing factors are needed

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true

62
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36) Strangles can be diagnosed by serology

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true

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37) The causative agent of strangles is present in all horses

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false

64
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38) Strangles is mainly seen in horses aged 6 months-21⁄2 years

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true

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39) Penicillin is an effective antibiotic for the treatment of strangles

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true

66
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40) The agent of strangles is carried by the majority of horses on the mucous membranes.

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false

67
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41) Diarrhoea is a typical sign of strangles

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false

68
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42) Animals with strangles generally do not have fever

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false

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