Mycobacteria

1. Tuberculosis is a reportable disease

You bet your sweet bovis!

Nope, its not.

2. Mycobacteria cannot survive in macrophages.

True

False

3. Cats were sometimes infected with M. bovis after ingesting contaminated milk

True

False

4. What are the symptoms of avian tuberculosis?

Droopy wings

Droopy comb

Weight loss

Anorexia

All of the above

5. Which animal is the main reservoir of M. tuberculosis?

Cats

Cattle

Humans

Birds

6. Mycobacteria have a gram (+) type cell wall

True

False

7. Pasteurization of milk is evil, it leeches many important vitamins and nutrients from the milk and makes it taste less fresh. The government just wants to make sure we get taxed properly and so made a "law" against consuming un-pasteurized milk. You cannot get M. bovis from drinking contaminated un-pasteurized milk anyway. Vive le revolucion!

True

False

8. A dog infected with tuberculosis can spread it to humans

True

False

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10. How is feline leprosy spread?

Cat or rat bites

Aerosol

Dust particles

Fondling armadillos

11. What is the appropriate treatment for a cow that tests positive for tuberculosis?

Long term antibiotics

Euthanasia

Quarantine

Hamburgers!

12. Avian tuberculosis can spread quickly from bird to bird

True

False

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Mycobacteria

1. Tuberculosis is a reportable disease

2.

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

2. Mycobacteria cannot survive in macrophages.

3. Cats were sometimes infected with M. bovis after ingesting contaminated milk

4. What are the symptoms of avian tuberculosis?

5. Which animal is the main reservoir of M. tuberculosis?

6. Mycobacteria have a gram (+) type cell wall

8. A dog infected with tuberculosis can spread it to humans

9. Which stain is used to visualize Mycobacteria?

10. How is feline leprosy spread?

11. What is the appropriate treatment for a cow that tests positive for tuberculosis?

12. Avian tuberculosis can spread quickly from bird to bird

13. What does PPD stand for?