VT6 Final Flashcards
Drug of choice for cat bite infection, Pasteurella
Clavamox
Not recommended for pregnant or nursing animals
Causes decoloization of the developing teeth
Tetracyclines
Commonly used to treat dental infections
Clindamycin
Prohibited in animals to be used for human consumption
Chloramphenicol
Used to treat dermatophyte (ringworm) infection
Miconazole
Cause of respiratory disease in birds
Aspergillus
Dermatophyte that causes ringworm
Microsporum
Single celled organism, cause of skin and ear infections
Malassezia
Harmless in avian hosts but cause neurological disease in horses and humans
West Nile Virus
Cause of respiratory and GI infections especially in hunting dogs
Histoplasma
Three ways to test for dermatophyte or ringworm infection
Woods lamp
KOH
DTM
Technique is a method used to avoid contamination of specimens to be cultured or used for diagnosis
Aseptic
Catalase test determines the bacterias ability to convert ________________________ into oxygen and water
Hydrogen peroxide
Antibiotics effect what etiological agent with little to no harm to the host
Bacteria
Interferons is the body’s natural ___________ compound produced by animal cells
Anti- viral
A cluster of cocci
Staphylococcus
A chain of cocci
Streptococcus
Rod- shaped
Bacillus
Cause of kennel cough in dogs
Bordetella
Cause of tetanus and botulism
Clostridium
Cause of infertility and abortion
Brucella
An opportunistic pathogen of the urinary tract
Proteus
Release bacterial toxins that cause diarrhea and uti
E- coli
Can cause abscesses from cat bites
Pasturella
Resistant to many antibiotics
Pseudomonas
Normal flora of reptiles, may cause severe diarrhea in mammals
Salmonella
May cause respiratory disease in birds or cats
Chlamoydophila
Cause of death in most pet rats
Mycoplasma
Source of Lyme disease in humans and dogs
Borrelia
Transmitted in the urine of small rodents
Leptospira
Disease caused by pathogenic organisms
Infectious
Disease that can be spread from one animal to another
Contagious
Disease caused by medical staff
Iatrogenic
Disease of unknown cause
Idiopathic
Disease contracted in a facility
Nosocomial