Certified Veterinary Assistant - Level 1: Course 101
General Veterinary Assistance; Questions & Answers
Antiseptic Correct answer-A chemical agent applied to living tissue to prevent growth and
reproduction of microorganisms.
Colic Correct answer-Acute abdominal pain; a syndrome caused by severe paroxysmal
pain due to disease of an abdominal organ.
Corona Correct answer-A virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea in dogs similar to parvo
but not as deadly. In felines, this virus is very common and cause a mild diarrhea but one strain,
Feline Infectious Peritonitis, is fatal in later stages.
Disinfectant Correct answer-A chemical agent applied to inanimate surfaces to kill
pathogenic (disease causing) microorganisms.
Distemper Correct answer-A viral infection affecting several species that is characterized
in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures
Fomite Correct answer-An object that can be contaminated which aids in the spread of
microorganisms. Inanimate objects, such as shoes, bowls, leashes, litter pans, surfaces of cages,
brooms, and mops are examples of this.
Heartworm Correct answer-The common name for Dirofilaria immitis.
, Certified Veterinary Assistant - Level 1: Course 101
General Veterinary Assistance; Questions & Answers
Functional/Protective Immunity Correct answer-The condition of being immune; security
against a particular disease; non-susceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of
microorganisms or helminth parasites or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances.
Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity Correct answer-Responsiveness to antigen that
leads to more rapid binding or elimination of antigen than in the non-immune state.
Immunity Correct answer-The capacity to distinguish foreign material from itself, and to
neutralize, eliminate or metabolize that which is foreign by the physiological mechanisms of the
immune response.
Passive Immunity Correct answer-Protection that is transferred from one animal (or
person) that has a specific antibodies to an antigen that the recipient may not have and the
antibodies are transferred as performed antibodies. This transfer can take place through the
placenta, the mother's colostrum (first milk), a blood plasma transfusion, or an injection of
gamma globulin.
Active Immunity Correct answer-Refers to the development of antibody protection in
response to vaccination or natural infection.
Parvo/Parvovirus Correct answer-A viral infection which may affect cattle, dogs, cats and
swine. Most commonly seen in dogs in which the clinical signs are vomiting and diarrhea, often
with blood, high fever and dehydration. In felines, the disease is known as feline panleucopenia
which is also a vomiting and diarrhea disease.
, Certified Veterinary Assistant - Level 1: Course 101
General Veterinary Assistance; Questions & Answers
Rabies Correct answer-A highly fatal viral infection of the nervous system which affects all
warm-blooded animal species. Rabies is one of the most important zoonoses because of the
inevitably fatal outcome for the infected human.
Ringworm Correct answer-A fungal or dermatophyte of the superficial layers of the sin
and hair fibers. The infection is very superficial in cats and dogs but the disease is highly
contagious causing ringworm. Children and immunosuppressed individuals can be severely
affected.
Scabies Correct answer-An intensely pruritic dermatitis caused by the acarid mite. Most
mites are species specific but can be incomplete causing a mild transient infection in humans.
Vaccination Correct answer-The introduction of a vaccine, which may be attenuated,
modified live culture or reactive parts of the virus or bacteria, into the body to produce an
immunity to the specific disease.
Veterinarian Correct answer-A person trained and authorized to practice veterinary
medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM).
Acid Detergents Correct answer-Usage: Remove dried urine particles on equipment and
cages.
General Veterinary Assistance; Questions & Answers
Antiseptic Correct answer-A chemical agent applied to living tissue to prevent growth and
reproduction of microorganisms.
Colic Correct answer-Acute abdominal pain; a syndrome caused by severe paroxysmal
pain due to disease of an abdominal organ.
Corona Correct answer-A virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea in dogs similar to parvo
but not as deadly. In felines, this virus is very common and cause a mild diarrhea but one strain,
Feline Infectious Peritonitis, is fatal in later stages.
Disinfectant Correct answer-A chemical agent applied to inanimate surfaces to kill
pathogenic (disease causing) microorganisms.
Distemper Correct answer-A viral infection affecting several species that is characterized
in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures
Fomite Correct answer-An object that can be contaminated which aids in the spread of
microorganisms. Inanimate objects, such as shoes, bowls, leashes, litter pans, surfaces of cages,
brooms, and mops are examples of this.
Heartworm Correct answer-The common name for Dirofilaria immitis.
, Certified Veterinary Assistant - Level 1: Course 101
General Veterinary Assistance; Questions & Answers
Functional/Protective Immunity Correct answer-The condition of being immune; security
against a particular disease; non-susceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of
microorganisms or helminth parasites or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances.
Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity Correct answer-Responsiveness to antigen that
leads to more rapid binding or elimination of antigen than in the non-immune state.
Immunity Correct answer-The capacity to distinguish foreign material from itself, and to
neutralize, eliminate or metabolize that which is foreign by the physiological mechanisms of the
immune response.
Passive Immunity Correct answer-Protection that is transferred from one animal (or
person) that has a specific antibodies to an antigen that the recipient may not have and the
antibodies are transferred as performed antibodies. This transfer can take place through the
placenta, the mother's colostrum (first milk), a blood plasma transfusion, or an injection of
gamma globulin.
Active Immunity Correct answer-Refers to the development of antibody protection in
response to vaccination or natural infection.
Parvo/Parvovirus Correct answer-A viral infection which may affect cattle, dogs, cats and
swine. Most commonly seen in dogs in which the clinical signs are vomiting and diarrhea, often
with blood, high fever and dehydration. In felines, the disease is known as feline panleucopenia
which is also a vomiting and diarrhea disease.
, Certified Veterinary Assistant - Level 1: Course 101
General Veterinary Assistance; Questions & Answers
Rabies Correct answer-A highly fatal viral infection of the nervous system which affects all
warm-blooded animal species. Rabies is one of the most important zoonoses because of the
inevitably fatal outcome for the infected human.
Ringworm Correct answer-A fungal or dermatophyte of the superficial layers of the sin
and hair fibers. The infection is very superficial in cats and dogs but the disease is highly
contagious causing ringworm. Children and immunosuppressed individuals can be severely
affected.
Scabies Correct answer-An intensely pruritic dermatitis caused by the acarid mite. Most
mites are species specific but can be incomplete causing a mild transient infection in humans.
Vaccination Correct answer-The introduction of a vaccine, which may be attenuated,
modified live culture or reactive parts of the virus or bacteria, into the body to produce an
immunity to the specific disease.
Veterinarian Correct answer-A person trained and authorized to practice veterinary
medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM).
Acid Detergents Correct answer-Usage: Remove dried urine particles on equipment and
cages.
