Streptococcus

Question 1

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

Answer 1

true

Question 2

2) The capsule is a virulence factor of Streptococcus equi

Answer 2

true

Question 3

3) Streptococcus can be divided according to their antigens

Answer 3

true

Question 4

4) Streptococcus are epiphytes

Answer 4

true

Question 5

5) Streptococcus are obligate aerobic

Answer 5

false

Question 6

1) Steptococcus suis can cause encephalitis of humans

Answer 6

true

Question 7

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

Answer 7

true

Question 8

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

Answer 8

false

Question 9

4) Iron deficiency can predispose to porcine streptococcosis

Answer 9

true

Question 10

5) Porcine streptococcosis can be prevented with inactivated vaccines

Answer 10

true

Question 11

6) Porcine streptococcosis is treated with penicillins

Answer 11

true

Question 12

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

Answer 12

true

Question 13

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

Answer 13

true

Question 14

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

Answer 14

true

Question 15

10) Calcium deficiency can predispose suckling piglets to streptococcosis

Answer 15

false

Question 16

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

Answer 16

true

Question 17

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

Answer 17

true

Question 18

13) Streptococcus suis is the main agent of porcine streptococcosis

Answer 18

true

Question 19

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

Answer 19

false

Question 20

15) Streptococcus pyogenes is the main agent of porcine streptococcosis

Answer 20

false

Question 21

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

Answer 21

false, should be true, growers and fattening pigs mostly

Question 22

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

Answer 22

true

Question 23

18) Streptococcus in swine can cause acute purulent encephalomyelitis

Answer 23

true

Question 24

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

Answer 24

true

Question 25

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

Answer 25

true

Question 26

21) S. porcinus is a contagious disease

Answer 26

true

Question 27

1) Streptococcus equi subsp. Equi can sometimes cause arthritis

Answer 27

true

Question 28

2) Streptococcus equi subsp. Equi is a zoonotic agent

Answer 28

false

Question 29

3) Strangles can be diagnosed by staining abscess content

Answer 29

true

Question 30

4) Colic can be a clinical sign of strangles

Answer 30

true

Question 31

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

Answer 31

true

Question 32

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

Answer 32

false, should be true

Question 33

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

Answer 33

false

Question 34

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

Answer 34

true

Question 35

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

Answer 35

true

Question 36

10) Horses with strangles are treated with penicillin

Answer 36

true

Question 37

11) The mortality of strangles is high

Answer 37

false

Question 38

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

Answer 38

false

Question 39

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

Answer 39

true

Question 40

14) Carriers of agent of strangles can detected with PCR

Answer 40

true

Question 41

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

Answer 41

true

Question 42

16) Haemorrhagic diarrhoea can be a clinical sign of strangles

Answer 42

false

Question 43

17) Strangles is caused by Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus

Answer 43

false

Question 44

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

Answer 44

true

Question 45

19) Abscesses are the typical clinical signs of strangles

Answer 45

true

Question 46

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

Answer 46

true

Question 47

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

Answer 47

true

Question 48

22) Strangles is treated with polymyxins

Answer 48

false

Question 49

23) Strangles can be successfully treated with penicillin

Answer 49

true

Question 50

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

Answer 50

false

Question 51

25) The causative agent of strangles is obligate pathogen

Answer 51

true, should be false

Question 52

26) In strangles, morbidity is high.

Answer 52

true

Question 53

27) Fever is an important sign of strangles

Answer 53

true

Question 54

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

Answer 54

false

Question 55

29) Mortality of strangles is high

Answer 55

false

Question 56

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

Answer 56

false, should be true

Question 57

31) Strangles has a morbidity of 100 %.

Answer 57

false

Question 58

strangles pathogen is usually present on mucous membranes

Answer 58

false

Question 59

33) The causative agent of strangles are an epiphyte

Answer 59

false

Question 60

34) Prognosis of strangles is bad if an abscess rupture

Answer 60

false

Question 61

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

Answer 61

true

Question 62

36) Strangles can be diagnosed by serology

Answer 62

true

Question 63

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

Answer 63

false

Question 64

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

Answer 64

true

Question 65

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

Answer 65

true

Question 66

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

Answer 66

false

Question 67

41) Diarrhoea is a typical sign of strangles

Answer 67

false

Question 68

42) Animals with strangles generally do not have fever

Answer 68

false