VET QUESTIONS 1

What is the main reason viruses cause outward clinical symptoms of disease?

• Viruses replicate rapidly within cells

• Viruses are very small organisms

• Viruses damage the cells they infect

• Viruses produce toxins in the bloodstream

Rickettsiae can be transmitted mechanically by:

• Bees and birds

• Biting flies and blood transfusions

• Regurgitation from arthropods

• Development in the arthropod’s stomach

Which type of infectious agent consists mainly of genetic material with no cellular structure?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Fungi

• Rickettsiae

What term is used for bacteria in the blood?

• Bacteremia

• Viremia

• Septicemia

• Toxemia

What term is used to describe diseases caused by fungi?

• Pathogenic diseases

• Fungalosis

• Mycosis

• Myopathy

Which type of organism generally infects the skin and digestive system of animals?

• Bacteria

• Protozoa

• Worms

• Arthropods

What is a common symptom of bacterial gastroenteritis?

• Fever

• Excessive salivation

• Skin rash

• Headache

Which type of infectious agent is composed of tiny, single-celled organisms?

• Viruses

• Fungi

• Helminths

• Bacteria

Which type of bacteria may cause toxemia if activated within the intestines or ingested through contaminated food?

• Salmonella

• Clostridia

• Rotavirus

• Tapeworms

Which parasitic worm commonly infects the small intestine of dogs and cats?

• Whipworms

• Tapeworms

• Bloodworms

• All of the above