Parasites/Fungal Infections

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The cat flea impacts...

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A] Cats
B] Dogs
C] Both A and B
D] None of the above

Question 2

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

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A] Scaly legs
B] Saliva
C] The blood the animal loses
D] Feces left behind from the flea

Question 3

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

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A] True
B] False

Question 4

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Dawn dishsoap can be used to:

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A] Kill fleas
B] Prevent fleas
C] Drown fleas
D] Both A and C
E] Both A and B
F] None of the above

Question 5

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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...

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A] True
B] False

Question 6

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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.

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A] True
B] False

Question 7

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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.

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A] True
B] False

Question 8

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Fleas can cause this:

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A] Tapeworms
B] Roundworms
C] Whipworms
D] Hookworms
E] Plankton
F] All of the above except E

Question 9

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

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A] Spread the round worms
B] Does not transmit this way

Question 10

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

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A] Pyrantel
B] Ivermectin
C] Flagyl
D] None are are safe yet

Question 11

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

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A] Yes
B] No

Question 12

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Roundworms are zoonotic and can cause (although rare):

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A] Blindness in humans
B] Distemper
C] Diabetes
D] Cancer

Question 13

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

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A] False
B] True

Question 14

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

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A] True
B] False

Question 15

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

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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

Question 16

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Are tapeworms zoonotic?

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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

Question 17

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

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A] True
B] False

Question 18

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What best indicates a tapeworm infection (best answer)

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A] Ploglottids
B] Entire tapeworm
C] Bloody stool
D] Black, tarry stool

Question 19

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

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A] 2-3 days
B] 1-2 days
C] 3-5 days
D] None of the above

Question 20

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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.

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[A] True
[B] False

Question 21

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

Answer

Microfilaria
Adults

Question 22

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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?

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[A] Heartworm test
[B] Fecal test

Question 23

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Humans can be accidental hosts for heartworm.

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[A] True
[B] False

Question 24

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What test is used to detect heartworms?

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[A] Snap heartworm test
[B] Blood smear
[C] Fecal
[D] Urinalysis
[E] Both A and B
[F] Both A and C

Question 25

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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.

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[A] True
[B] False

Question 26

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Ringworm in dogs and cats can be identified by

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[A] Clear red ring
[B] Square ring
[C] Diamond engagement ring
[D] Diamond ring with yellow

Question 27

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A human can catch ringworm

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[A] True
[B] False

Question 28

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Earmites can turn into a bacterial or yeast infection

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A] True
B] False

Question 29

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Earmites will go away by themselves

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A] True
B] False

Question 30

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

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A] True
B] False

Question 31

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Heartworm prevention does what?

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Kill the baby worms (microfilaria) that the dog has gotten in the last 30 days
Prevents heartworm disease for 30 days

Question 32

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

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True
False

Question 33

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Roundworms can be spread via nursing.

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True
False

Question 34

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

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