Mycobacteria

Mycobacteria have a gram (+) type cell wall

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Which stain is used to visualize Mycobacteria?

Mycobacteria cannot survive in macrophages.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Which animal is the main reservoir of M. tuberculosis?

• A.

  Cats

• B.

  Cattle

• C.

  Humans

• D.

  Birds

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!

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

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

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

What does PPD stand for?

Tuberculosis is a reportable disease

• A.

  You bet your sweet bovis!

• B.

  Nope, its not.

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

• A.

  Long term antibiotics

• B.

  Euthanasia

• C.

  Quarantine

• D.

  Hamburgers!

A dog infected with tuberculosis can spread it to humans

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

How is feline leprosy spread?

• A.

  Cat or rat bites

• B.

  Aerosol

• C.

  Dust particles

• D.

  Fondling armadillos

Avian tuberculosis can spread quickly from bird to bird

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

What are the symptoms of avian tuberculosis?

• A.

  Droopy wings

• B.

  Droopy comb

• C.

  Weight loss

• D.

  Anorexia

• E.

  All of the above