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Parasites/Fungal Infections

Question 1 of 34

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The cat flea impacts...

Select one of the following:

  • A] Cats

  • B] Dogs

  • C] Both A and B

  • D] None of the above

Explanation

Question 2 of 34

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One flea can cause a severe allergic reaction in an animal due to: (Choose the best answer)

Select one of the following:

  • A] Scaly legs

  • B] Saliva

  • C] The blood the animal loses

  • D] Feces left behind from the flea

Explanation

Question 3 of 34

1

An adulticide flea medication will kill adults and prevent eggs from hatching into adults

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 4 of 34

1

Dawn dishsoap can be used to:

Select one of the following:

  • A] Kill fleas

  • B] Prevent fleas

  • C] Drown fleas

  • D] Both A and C

  • E] Both A and B

  • F] None of the above

Explanation

Question 5 of 34

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Fleas may lay dormant up to 6 months in the winter time and pop up out of nowhere to begin feeding again...

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 6 of 34

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Your cat has fleas. Because you do not have cat flea medication... you use a dog flea medication that you have for the same weight group. This is acceptable because it uses the same primary ingredient.

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 7 of 34

1

Your friend thinks the vet charges too much for flea medication and decides to buy a new flea medication that has no insect growth regulator but does have an adulticide built into it. This product will be suffice to stop the flea infestation.

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 8 of 34

1

Fleas can cause this:

Select one of the following:

  • A] Tapeworms

  • B] Roundworms

  • C] Whipworms

  • D] Hookworms

  • E] Plankton

  • F] All of the above except E

Explanation

Question 9 of 34

1

Scooping one cat's litter box that has a round worm infection is likely to.. if you scoop a healthy cats litterbox afterwards

Select one of the following:

  • A] Spread the round worms

  • B] Does not transmit this way

Explanation

Question 10 of 34

1

Which is commonly used to kill roundworms in a 2 week old kitten?

Select one of the following:

  • A] Pyrantel

  • B] Ivermectin

  • C] Flagyl

  • D] None are are safe yet

Explanation

Question 11 of 34

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You have a pregnant cat that has roundworms. Can you safely treat the cat using pyrantel pamoate?

Select one of the following:

  • A] Yes

  • B] No

Explanation

Question 12 of 34

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Roundworms are zoonotic and can cause (although rare):

Select one of the following:

  • A] Blindness in humans

  • B] Distemper

  • C] Diabetes

  • D] Cancer

Explanation

Question 13 of 34

1

Tapeworms cannot cause seizures because they do not live in the brain.

Select one of the following:

  • A] False

  • B] True

Explanation

Question 14 of 34

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Fenbendazole (panacur) is generally effective against tapeworms but is least effective against the most common tapeworm, Dipylidium Caninum.

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 15 of 34

1

Tapeworms in a two hour fecal sample can be found most effectively by:

Select one of the following:

  • A] Fecal float with fecasol

  • B] Dissecting the feces and examining it visually

  • C] Fecal flotation with sugar solution

  • D] None of the above are effective

Explanation

Question 16 of 34

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Are tapeworms zoonotic?

Select one of the following:

  • A] Yes

  • B] No

  • C] If the person swallows the infected flea

  • D] If the flea bites the person

  • E] Both A and C

  • F] Both A and D

Explanation

Question 17 of 34

1

Praziqauntel is the most preferred ingredient in a drug when treating tapeworm infections

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 18 of 34

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What best indicates a tapeworm infection (best answer)

Select one of the following:

  • A] Ploglottids

  • B] Entire tapeworm

  • C] Bloody stool

  • D] Black, tarry stool

Explanation

Question 19 of 34

1

Panacur must be given for how many days to be effective against tapeworms?

Select one of the following:

  • A] 2-3 days

  • B] 1-2 days

  • C] 3-5 days

  • D] None of the above

Explanation

Question 20 of 34

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A dog with heartworm infection that is HEAVILY infected should have the worms killed as quickly as possible instead of using the slow kill method.

Select one of the following:

  • [A] True

  • [B] False

Explanation

Question 21 of 34

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Which is killed first... the adult heartworms or the baby heartworms (microfilaria)

Select one of the following:

  • Microfilaria

  • Adults

Explanation

Question 22 of 34

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A dog that is four months old has stepped into your shelter. You notice a horrible looking coat, a small cough, anemia, and lack of energy. You remember seeing a dog with heartworms a couple of months ago that displayed similar signs. The dog has reportedly been outside for weeks in his doghouse with no prevention or medicine of any kind. With this information..which test would most likely come back positive?

Select one of the following:

  • [A] Heartworm test

  • [B] Fecal test

Explanation

Question 23 of 34

1

Humans can be accidental hosts for heartworm.

Select one of the following:

  • [A] True

  • [B] False

Explanation

Question 24 of 34

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What test is used to detect heartworms?

Select one of the following:

  • [A] Snap heartworm test

  • [B] Blood smear

  • [C] Fecal

  • [D] Urinalysis

  • [E] Both A and B

  • [F] Both A and C

Explanation

Question 25 of 34

1

A Labrador retriever has demodex. A staff member touches the dog without remembering to sanitize his hands before touching his own dog that is in the office area. His own dog is likely to catch demodex.

Select one of the following:

  • [A] True

  • [B] False

Explanation

Question 26 of 34

1

Ringworm in dogs and cats can be identified by

Select one of the following:

  • [A] Clear red ring

  • [B] Square ring

  • [C] Diamond engagement ring

  • [D] Diamond ring with yellow

Explanation

Question 27 of 34

1

A human can catch ringworm

Select one of the following:

  • [A] True

  • [B] False

Explanation

Question 28 of 34

1

Earmites can turn into a bacterial or yeast infection

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 29 of 34

1

Earmites will go away by themselves

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 30 of 34

1

Yeast infections in the ear just like earmites do transmit from cat to cat

Select one of the following:

  • A] True

  • B] False

Explanation

Question 31 of 34

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Heartworm prevention does what?

Select one of the following:

  • Kill the baby worms (microfilaria) that the dog has gotten in the last 30 days

  • Prevents heartworm disease for 30 days

Explanation

Question 32 of 34

1

Lavender bleach is effective against ringworm like regular smelling bleach is.

Select one of the following:

  • True

  • False

Explanation

Question 33 of 34

1

Roundworms can be spread via nursing.

Select one of the following:

  • True

  • False

Explanation

Question 34 of 34

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A cat catches roundworm today. Will evidence of symptoms and of roundworm infection be seen in 1 week?

Select one of the following:

  • No

  • Yes

Explanation

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