Corynebacterium

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2. Cell mediated immunity is important in preventing spread of CLA

True

False

3. Pigeon fever is treated via drainage of the lesion

True

False

4. What is the reservoir for CLA?

Infected animals

Shearing scissors

Pasture

5. There is not a vaccine for equine infections of C. psuedotuberculosis

True

False

6. While on a blind date you notice that your date has a very swollen leg. Not wanting to stare outright you suavely drop your fork on the floor and bend down to get a closer look. The leg is quite large and swollen, almost horse like. "I know what you are doing." your date says. Chastised you mumble something about slippery forks and move your foi gras around on the plate, slowly sculpting it into the shape of an engorged limb. "I can't help it." the date says, "As a child I rode horses all of the time and one of my horses had ulcerative lymphangitis. It is very zoonotic, so I got infected. I hope this doesn't ruin the date." Now don't you feel ashamed?

You are a jerk. Anyone could have been infected. I don't think after date coffee is likely.

7. The CLA vaccine eliminates infection.

True

False

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9. What cell type does C. psuedotuberculosis persist in?

Neutrophils

Macrophages

Monocytes

Any cell type

10. Why is pigeon fever called pigeon fever?

Horses develop feather like growths

Dolly Parton fever never caught on

Due to the large pectoral swelling

Horses make a "cooing" noise due to nasal infection

11. How do horses acquire pigeon fever?

Infected horses

Biting flies

Through the air

Infected water

12. What gives C. pseudotuberculosis the ability to move to lymph nodes and beyond?

Exfoliatin

Phospholipase D

Spreadatrin

Phospholipase A

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Corynebacterium

1. The CLA organism is gram ________

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Cell mediated immunity is important in preventing spread of CLA

3. Pigeon fever is treated via drainage of the lesion

4. What is the reservoir for CLA?

5. There is not a vaccine for equine infections of C. psuedotuberculosis

7. The CLA vaccine eliminates infection.

8. What is another name for Corynebacterium psuedotuberculosis infection in horses?

9. What cell type does C. psuedotuberculosis persist in?

10. Why is pigeon fever called pigeon fever?

11. How do horses acquire pigeon fever?

12. What gives C. pseudotuberculosis the ability to move to lymph nodes and beyond?

13. What is the etiologic agent of Cutaneous Lymphadenitis?

14. What is another etiologic agent that must be ruled out when there are large abscesses on the body?

15. Corynebacterium psuedotuberculosis can cause what other disease in horses besides pigeon fever?

16. What is the most common method of CLA transmission?

17. What does SHI stand for, as in "SHI Test"