ACVPM Infectious Diseases Exam Newest Exam 2026 |
American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
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What was the original reason for establishing the national poultry improvement
plan? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Eradicate Pullorm disease, caused by
Salmonella pullorm which caused upwards of 80% mortality in baby poultry
What are some important determinants of vector borne disease transmission? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------survival and reproduction/biting rate/
pathogen incubation rate
How is Malaria affected by climate? el nino? ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--Generally increases in wetter/humid times of the year which could impact
disease rates with climate change
Five fold increase in years after el nino
Why do Flu viruses mutate so much? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------RNA
virus, so poor fidelity when replicating
,Which influenza strains can be highly pathogenic? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------H5/H7
Why does high path AI affect the meat of poultry but not low path? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------High path cause viremia infecting all tissues, low
path typically onl affects respiratory +/- GI
Why are swine able to mix influenza viruses? ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--have receptors in their respiratory tract for both mammalian and avian influenza
viruses
What are the most important reservoirs of Coxiella burnetti ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------cattle, sheep, and goats
What are the symptoms of Q fever in people? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----mild flu like symptoms, can be severe causing heart and liver problems
How is Q fever spread? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------inhalation of
bacteria spread in amniotic fluid, placenta, and feces (ticks possible, raw milk)
,What did the 2007 dairy study reveal about the prevalence of C burnetti in U.S.
dairy herds? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Increasing prevalence as herd
size increased with 69.8percent of small operations testing positive and 98.8
percent of large operations testing positive with PCR
What area of the country is coccidioidmycosis (valley fever typically reported? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------southwest (it lives in the soil)
What are the symptoms of coccidioides infection? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------fever/cough/rash/muscle aches, severe cases can cause chronic
pneumonia and/or meningitis
Who is most at risk of coccidioides? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------those
with work place exposure (military, border guards), those over 60, women in 3rd
trimester, immunocompromised
What is the reservoir of Baylisascaris procyonis ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----racoon
What species can be infected by B. procyonis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----Almost anything to include chickens, quails, dogs, cats, rabbits. Which typically
get it on their fur from the soil and ingest during grooming.
, What are the common sequela of B procyonis infection in people? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------visceral, ocurlar, or neural larval migrans
What disinfectant works best on B procyonis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----none :(
How do raccoons get B procyonis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Grooming each other when young, ingesting infected animals (such as rodents)
Where do raccoons typically defecate? which is the likely source of B procyonis
contamination ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The use communal latrines
which can be manmade or natural structures such as woodpiles, trash cans,
flower beds, sand boxes
What is cat scratch disease's (Bartonellosis) typical incubation period in people? --
-------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------14 days
Aside from cats, how else can someone become infected by Bartonella? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Vectors (ticks, fleas, sandflies)
American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Exam | All Questions and Correct Answers | Verified
Answers | Brand New Version!
What was the original reason for establishing the national poultry improvement
plan? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Eradicate Pullorm disease, caused by
Salmonella pullorm which caused upwards of 80% mortality in baby poultry
What are some important determinants of vector borne disease transmission? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------survival and reproduction/biting rate/
pathogen incubation rate
How is Malaria affected by climate? el nino? ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--Generally increases in wetter/humid times of the year which could impact
disease rates with climate change
Five fold increase in years after el nino
Why do Flu viruses mutate so much? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------RNA
virus, so poor fidelity when replicating
,Which influenza strains can be highly pathogenic? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------H5/H7
Why does high path AI affect the meat of poultry but not low path? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------High path cause viremia infecting all tissues, low
path typically onl affects respiratory +/- GI
Why are swine able to mix influenza viruses? ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--have receptors in their respiratory tract for both mammalian and avian influenza
viruses
What are the most important reservoirs of Coxiella burnetti ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------cattle, sheep, and goats
What are the symptoms of Q fever in people? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----mild flu like symptoms, can be severe causing heart and liver problems
How is Q fever spread? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------inhalation of
bacteria spread in amniotic fluid, placenta, and feces (ticks possible, raw milk)
,What did the 2007 dairy study reveal about the prevalence of C burnetti in U.S.
dairy herds? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Increasing prevalence as herd
size increased with 69.8percent of small operations testing positive and 98.8
percent of large operations testing positive with PCR
What area of the country is coccidioidmycosis (valley fever typically reported? ----
-----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------southwest (it lives in the soil)
What are the symptoms of coccidioides infection? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------fever/cough/rash/muscle aches, severe cases can cause chronic
pneumonia and/or meningitis
Who is most at risk of coccidioides? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------those
with work place exposure (military, border guards), those over 60, women in 3rd
trimester, immunocompromised
What is the reservoir of Baylisascaris procyonis ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----racoon
What species can be infected by B. procyonis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----Almost anything to include chickens, quails, dogs, cats, rabbits. Which typically
get it on their fur from the soil and ingest during grooming.
, What are the common sequela of B procyonis infection in people? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------visceral, ocurlar, or neural larval migrans
What disinfectant works best on B procyonis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----none :(
How do raccoons get B procyonis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Grooming each other when young, ingesting infected animals (such as rodents)
Where do raccoons typically defecate? which is the likely source of B procyonis
contamination ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The use communal latrines
which can be manmade or natural structures such as woodpiles, trash cans,
flower beds, sand boxes
What is cat scratch disease's (Bartonellosis) typical incubation period in people? --
-------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------14 days
Aside from cats, how else can someone become infected by Bartonella? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Vectors (ticks, fleas, sandflies)
