LATG Chapter 14 questions with
answers.
Wild-caught animals are likely to carry which ectoparasites?
A. Fleas
B. Ticks
C. Mites
D. All of the Above ANS -D
How is rabies most often transmitted?
A. Oral-fecal route
B. Bite from an infected animal
C. Aerosol transmission
D. Insect vector ANS -B
Which of the following is NOT an indication an animal has malocclusion?
A. Wetness of the chin and forepaws
B. Weight loss
C. Increased aggression to cage mates
D. Excess salivation ANS -C
True/False: Treatment for diarrhea often includes anticholinergic and antisecretory drugs. ANS -True
An early sign of infestation with mites, fleas, and ticks is:
A. Reduction of feed intake
B. Sniffling
C. Excessive scratching
,D. Rough hair coat ANS -C
True/False: Once clinical signs are observed, rabies is almost always fatal. ANS -True
What is the common name for a gastric trichobezoar?
A. Hairball
B. Enteropathy
C. Stomach bloat
D. Gastric dilation ANS -A
Among all animals used in research, which are at the greatest risk for contracting rabies?
A. Wild-caught animals
B. Chickens and ducks
C. Sheep and goats kept inside the facility
D. All laboratory animals except rodents ANS -A
True/False: The use of antibiotics that are mainly effective against gram positive organisms should be
avoided in guinea pigs. ANS -True
True/False: Mycoplasma pulmonis is rarely seen among laboratory rats. ANS -True
Which statement does NOT apply to mouse parvovirus?
A. It is not easily eliminated from a colony by cessation of breeding.
B. It causes bloody diarrhea, depression, and dehydration in adult mice.
C. Embryo rederivation is the preferred method of eliminating the virus from a colony.
D. It can remain present in the animal's tissues as a latent infection. ANS -B
True/False: Infection with Mycoplasma pulmonis can result in a severe head tilt. ANS -True
, True/False: C57BL/6 and C57BL/10 mice are the strains most likely to be affected by idiopathic ulcerative
dermatitis. ANS -True
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epizootic diarrhea of infant mice (EDIM) that could
affect research results?
A. Reduced weight gain
B. Behavior abnormalities
C. Greater susceptibility to other infections
D. Increased mortality ANS -B
True/False: Helicobacter hepaticus causes inflammatory bowel disease in SCID mice. ANS -False.
Helicobacter bilus.
Which agent has been identified as the cause of scaly skin disease in athymic nude mice?
A. Aspiculuris tetraptera
B. Clostridium piliforme
C. Armillifer armillatus
D. Corynebacterium bovis ANS -D
True/False: Idiopathic ulcerative dermatitis is caused by protozoan infestation. ANS -False
Sialodacryoadenitis is which type of virus?
A. Arbovirus
B. Poxvirus
C. Coronavirus
D. Rotavirus ANS -C
True/False: Syphacia spp. can be detected by finding eggs on the perineum of the affected animal. ANS
-True
answers.
Wild-caught animals are likely to carry which ectoparasites?
A. Fleas
B. Ticks
C. Mites
D. All of the Above ANS -D
How is rabies most often transmitted?
A. Oral-fecal route
B. Bite from an infected animal
C. Aerosol transmission
D. Insect vector ANS -B
Which of the following is NOT an indication an animal has malocclusion?
A. Wetness of the chin and forepaws
B. Weight loss
C. Increased aggression to cage mates
D. Excess salivation ANS -C
True/False: Treatment for diarrhea often includes anticholinergic and antisecretory drugs. ANS -True
An early sign of infestation with mites, fleas, and ticks is:
A. Reduction of feed intake
B. Sniffling
C. Excessive scratching
,D. Rough hair coat ANS -C
True/False: Once clinical signs are observed, rabies is almost always fatal. ANS -True
What is the common name for a gastric trichobezoar?
A. Hairball
B. Enteropathy
C. Stomach bloat
D. Gastric dilation ANS -A
Among all animals used in research, which are at the greatest risk for contracting rabies?
A. Wild-caught animals
B. Chickens and ducks
C. Sheep and goats kept inside the facility
D. All laboratory animals except rodents ANS -A
True/False: The use of antibiotics that are mainly effective against gram positive organisms should be
avoided in guinea pigs. ANS -True
True/False: Mycoplasma pulmonis is rarely seen among laboratory rats. ANS -True
Which statement does NOT apply to mouse parvovirus?
A. It is not easily eliminated from a colony by cessation of breeding.
B. It causes bloody diarrhea, depression, and dehydration in adult mice.
C. Embryo rederivation is the preferred method of eliminating the virus from a colony.
D. It can remain present in the animal's tissues as a latent infection. ANS -B
True/False: Infection with Mycoplasma pulmonis can result in a severe head tilt. ANS -True
, True/False: C57BL/6 and C57BL/10 mice are the strains most likely to be affected by idiopathic ulcerative
dermatitis. ANS -True
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epizootic diarrhea of infant mice (EDIM) that could
affect research results?
A. Reduced weight gain
B. Behavior abnormalities
C. Greater susceptibility to other infections
D. Increased mortality ANS -B
True/False: Helicobacter hepaticus causes inflammatory bowel disease in SCID mice. ANS -False.
Helicobacter bilus.
Which agent has been identified as the cause of scaly skin disease in athymic nude mice?
A. Aspiculuris tetraptera
B. Clostridium piliforme
C. Armillifer armillatus
D. Corynebacterium bovis ANS -D
True/False: Idiopathic ulcerative dermatitis is caused by protozoan infestation. ANS -False
Sialodacryoadenitis is which type of virus?
A. Arbovirus
B. Poxvirus
C. Coronavirus
D. Rotavirus ANS -C
True/False: Syphacia spp. can be detected by finding eggs on the perineum of the affected animal. ANS
-True
