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ACVPM PRACTICE EXAM TEST | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Candidiasis is a fungal disease that, in recent years, has
presented an emerging global public health threat. Which of the
following is the most common clinical manifestation of infection
with Candida spp. in animals?
a. Crop infections in birds
b. Systemic infections in foals
c. Urocystitis in cats
d. Arthritis in horses - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Crop infections in
birds
The most important single protective measure for food handlers
to follow is:
A. Keep the hands scrupulously clean during food preparation
B. Have a semiannual nose, dental and throat examination
C. Have a complete medical examination every three months
D. Wear caps while preparing food
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E. Refuse to touch food while their hands are cut or scratched -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Keep the hands scrupulously clean during
food preparation
Which of the following is NOT a bacterial pathogen associated
with animal bites?
a. Pasteurella spp.
b. Francisella tularensis
c. Capnocytophaga canimorsus
d. Baylisascaris procyonis
e. Streptobacillus monoliformis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d.
Baylisascaris procyonis
Which of the following is characteristic of filoviruses?
a. Effective treatment includes administration of an antiviral
within 48 hours of symptom onset
b. The fruit bat is an important reservoir host
c. Aerosol is an important mechanism for transmission among
humans
d. May be handled only in BSL-3 laboratories - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
b. The fruit bat is an important reservoir host
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Which of the following statements regarding Crimean-Congo
Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is true?
a. Humans typically become infected by mosquito bites
b. CCHFv can survive for long periods (months) in the
environment
c. Vaccination is commonly used to prevent illness in countries
where the disease is endemic
d. CCHF is carried asymptomatically in naturally-infected
animals - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. CCHF is carried asymptomatically
in naturally-infected animals
Which of the following is the most effective measure to prevent
campylobacteriosis in puppies?
a. Vaccination
b. Use of prophylactic antibiotics
c. Biosecurity
d. Testing of female dogs pre-breeding - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c.
Biosecurity
Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a
a. Yeast
b. Parasite
c. Bacteria
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d. Virus - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Parasite
Information about international standards for implementing
measures for the early detection, declaration, notification and
control of pathogenic agents, including zoonotic agents, in
mammals, birds and bees may be found in the
a. Terrestrial Animal Health Code
b. World Animal Health Information System
c. Global Early Warning System for Major Animal Diseases
d. The "Grey Book" - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Terrestrial Animal
Health Code
Following entrance into the body through penetrated skin or
mucous membranes, leptospires circulate in the blood, and for
incidental hosts, remain in the
a. Microglial cells in the CNS
b. Renal tubules
c. Hepatocytes
d. Circulating lymph - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Renal tubules
Which of the following diseases is NOT monitored by the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)?
a. Pullorum-typhoid
ACVPM PRACTICE EXAM TEST | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Candidiasis is a fungal disease that, in recent years, has
presented an emerging global public health threat. Which of the
following is the most common clinical manifestation of infection
with Candida spp. in animals?
a. Crop infections in birds
b. Systemic infections in foals
c. Urocystitis in cats
d. Arthritis in horses - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Crop infections in
birds
The most important single protective measure for food handlers
to follow is:
A. Keep the hands scrupulously clean during food preparation
B. Have a semiannual nose, dental and throat examination
C. Have a complete medical examination every three months
D. Wear caps while preparing food
,Page 2 of 133
E. Refuse to touch food while their hands are cut or scratched -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Keep the hands scrupulously clean during
food preparation
Which of the following is NOT a bacterial pathogen associated
with animal bites?
a. Pasteurella spp.
b. Francisella tularensis
c. Capnocytophaga canimorsus
d. Baylisascaris procyonis
e. Streptobacillus monoliformis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d.
Baylisascaris procyonis
Which of the following is characteristic of filoviruses?
a. Effective treatment includes administration of an antiviral
within 48 hours of symptom onset
b. The fruit bat is an important reservoir host
c. Aerosol is an important mechanism for transmission among
humans
d. May be handled only in BSL-3 laboratories - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
b. The fruit bat is an important reservoir host
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Which of the following statements regarding Crimean-Congo
Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is true?
a. Humans typically become infected by mosquito bites
b. CCHFv can survive for long periods (months) in the
environment
c. Vaccination is commonly used to prevent illness in countries
where the disease is endemic
d. CCHF is carried asymptomatically in naturally-infected
animals - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. CCHF is carried asymptomatically
in naturally-infected animals
Which of the following is the most effective measure to prevent
campylobacteriosis in puppies?
a. Vaccination
b. Use of prophylactic antibiotics
c. Biosecurity
d. Testing of female dogs pre-breeding - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c.
Biosecurity
Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a
a. Yeast
b. Parasite
c. Bacteria
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d. Virus - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Parasite
Information about international standards for implementing
measures for the early detection, declaration, notification and
control of pathogenic agents, including zoonotic agents, in
mammals, birds and bees may be found in the
a. Terrestrial Animal Health Code
b. World Animal Health Information System
c. Global Early Warning System for Major Animal Diseases
d. The "Grey Book" - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Terrestrial Animal
Health Code
Following entrance into the body through penetrated skin or
mucous membranes, leptospires circulate in the blood, and for
incidental hosts, remain in the
a. Microglial cells in the CNS
b. Renal tubules
c. Hepatocytes
d. Circulating lymph - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Renal tubules
Which of the following diseases is NOT monitored by the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)?
a. Pullorum-typhoid
