Equine Infectious Diseases

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This multiple choice quiz will test your knowledge of diseases that can spread between horses.

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1.

Septicemia is the technical term for what disease that can spread from mare to foal during pregnancy?
- A.
  
  Asthma
- B.
  
  Blood poisoning
- C.
  
  Anemia
Correct Answer
B. Blood poisoning
2.

How is strangles spread between horses?
- A.
  
  Airborn germs
- B.
  
  Sexual contact
- C.
  
  Coughing up nasal discharge
Correct Answer
C. Coughing up nasal discharge
3.

What is the term for the inflammatory disease of the lungs that is characterized by difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and lung congestion due to a build up of fluid in the lungs?
- A.
  
  Pneumonia
- B.
  
  Pleurisy
- C.
  
  Encephalomyelitis
Correct Answer
A. Pneumonia
4.

What disease is present in both horses and humans, but is characterized by different strands of bacteria so it cannot be spread between the two species?
- A.
  
  Pneumonia
- B.
  
  Botulism
- C.
  
  Influenza
Correct Answer
C. Influenza
5.

What disease in horses is caused by one of several herpes viruses?
- A.
  
  Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis
- B.
  
  Equine Viral Arteritis
- C.
  
  Equine Encephalmomyelitis
Correct Answer
A. Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis
6.

What disease is classified as an acute upper-respiratory tract infection?
- A.
  
  Equine Rhinopneumonitis
- B.
  
  Strangles
- C.
  
  Equine Viral Arteritis
Correct Answer
C. Equine Viral Arteritis
7.

What disease comes in the three varieties of eastern, western, and venezuelan?
- A.
  
  Encephalomyelitis
- B.
  
  Influenza
- C.
  
  Botulism
Correct Answer
A. Encephalomyelitis
8.

What disease is also known as "swamp fever"?
- A.
  
  Scratches
- B.
  
  Equine Infectious Anemia
- C.
  
  Influenza
Correct Answer
B. Equine Infectious Anemia
9.

What disease is caused by a toxic bacteria entering the body through a wound or naval cord, resulting in muscular spasms and rigidity that can lead to injury or death?
- A.
  
  Botulism
- B.
  
  Rabies
- C.
  
  Tetanus
Correct Answer
C. Tetanus
10.

What disease, when found in foals, is referred to as "shaker foal syndrome"?
- A.
  
  Rabies
- B.
  
  Tetanus
- C.
  
  Botulism
Correct Answer
C. Botulism

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Equine Infectious Diseases

Septicemia is the technical term for what disease that can spread from mare to foal during pregnancy?

How is strangles spread between horses?

What is the term for the inflammatory disease of the lungs that is characterized by difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and lung congestion due to a build up of fluid in the lungs?

What disease is present in both horses and humans, but is characterized by different strands of bacteria so it cannot be spread between the two species?

What disease in horses is caused by one of several herpes viruses?

What disease is classified as an acute upper-respiratory tract infection?

What disease comes in the three varieties of eastern, western, and venezuelan?

What disease is also known as "swamp fever"?

What disease is caused by a toxic bacteria entering the body through a wound or naval cord, resulting in muscular spasms and rigidity that can lead to injury or death?

What disease, when found in foals, is referred to as "shaker foal syndrome"?