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ACVPM PRACTICE EXAM TEST | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Select the best reason why vaccination for African swine fever
(ASF) is not practiced
a. ASF virus is able to interfere with various cellular signaling
pathways resulting in immunomodulation, thus making the
development of an efficacious vaccine very challenging
b. Because a Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals
(DIVA) vaccine has not yet been developed, vaccination would be
ineffective
c. Vaccines have not yet been licensed because of the severity of
side-effects observed in vaccinated animals during vaccine
testing
d. Animals vaccinated with ASF vaccine would not be safe to eat -
✔✔✔ correct answer > a. ASF virus is able to interfere with various
cellular signaling pathways resulting in immunomodulation, thus
making the development of an efficacious vaccine very
challenging
Which of the following is characteristic of filoviruses?
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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
A cull beef cow presented to FSIS inspection plant personnel for
ante-mortem inspection demonstrating central nervous system
disease should be placed under which following disposition:
A. Tagged as "US Suspect", killed at the end of the harvest shift,
with head submitted for testing and carcass labelled as "US
Retained" until completion of testing.
B. Allowed to leave the abattoir holding pens on a private trailer
to the farm of origin.
C. Condemned immediately, with contact made to APHIS
supervisory personnel as soon as possible.
D. Passed for ante-mortem inspection, and upon finding no gross
lesions on post mortem, cow is "Passed for Cooking". - ✔✔✔ correct
answer > D. Passed for ante-mortem inspection, and upon finding
no gross lesions on post mortem, cow is "Passed for Cooking"
Which of the following statements regarding Crimean-Congo
Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is true?
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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
d. Virus - ✔✔✔ correct answer > b. Parasite
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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
b. Mycoplasma synoviae
c. Newcastle disease
ACVPM PRACTICE EXAM TEST | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Select the best reason why vaccination for African swine fever
(ASF) is not practiced
a. ASF virus is able to interfere with various cellular signaling
pathways resulting in immunomodulation, thus making the
development of an efficacious vaccine very challenging
b. Because a Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals
(DIVA) vaccine has not yet been developed, vaccination would be
ineffective
c. Vaccines have not yet been licensed because of the severity of
side-effects observed in vaccinated animals during vaccine
testing
d. Animals vaccinated with ASF vaccine would not be safe to eat -
✔✔✔ correct answer > a. ASF virus is able to interfere with various
cellular signaling pathways resulting in immunomodulation, thus
making the development of an efficacious vaccine very
challenging
Which of the following is characteristic of filoviruses?
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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
A cull beef cow presented to FSIS inspection plant personnel for
ante-mortem inspection demonstrating central nervous system
disease should be placed under which following disposition:
A. Tagged as "US Suspect", killed at the end of the harvest shift,
with head submitted for testing and carcass labelled as "US
Retained" until completion of testing.
B. Allowed to leave the abattoir holding pens on a private trailer
to the farm of origin.
C. Condemned immediately, with contact made to APHIS
supervisory personnel as soon as possible.
D. Passed for ante-mortem inspection, and upon finding no gross
lesions on post mortem, cow is "Passed for Cooking". - ✔✔✔ correct
answer > D. Passed for ante-mortem inspection, and upon finding
no gross lesions on post mortem, cow is "Passed for Cooking"
Which of the following statements regarding Crimean-Congo
Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is true?
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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
d. Virus - ✔✔✔ correct answer > b. Parasite
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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
b. Mycoplasma synoviae
c. Newcastle disease
