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Certified Veterinary Assistant - Level 1:Course 101 General Veterinary
Assistance Questions And Answers(All
the questions from NHIE Study Guide
and Manual)
Antiseptic - ANSWERS:A chemical agent applied to living tissue to prevent growth and
reproduction of microorganisms.
Colic - ANSWERS:Acute abdominal pain; a syndrome caused by severe paroxysmal
pain due to disease of an abdominal organ.
Corona - ANSWERS:A virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea in dogs similar to parvo
but not as deadly. In felines, this virus is very common and cause a mild diarrhea but
one strain, Feline Infectious Peritonitis, is fatal in later stages.
Disinfectant - ANSWERS:A chemical agent applied to inanimate surfaces to kill
pathogenic (disease causing) microorganisms.
Distemper - ANSWERS:A viral infection affecting several species that is characterized
in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures
Fomite - ANSWERS:An object that can be contaminated which aids in the spread of
microorganisms. Inanimate objects, such as shoes, bowls, leashes, litter pans, surfaces
of cages, brooms, and mops are examples of this.
Heartworm - ANSWERS:The common name for Dirofilaria immitis.
Functional/Protective Immunity - ANSWERS:The condition of being immune; security
against a particular disease; non-susceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of
microorganisms or helminth parasites or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances.
Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity - ANSWERS:Responsiveness to antigen that
leads to more rapid binding or elimination of antigen than in the non-immune state.
Immunity - ANSWERS:The capacity to distinguish foreign material from itself, and to
neutralize, eliminate or metabolize that which is foreign by the physiological
mechanisms of the immune response.
, Passive Immunity - ANSWERS:Protection that is transferred from one animal (or
person) that has a specific antibodies to an antigen that the recipient may not have and
the antibodies are transferred as performed antibodies. This transfer can take place
through the placenta, the mother's colostrum (first milk), a blood plasma transfusion, or
an injection of gamma globulin.
Active Immunity - ANSWERS:Refers to the development of antibody protection in
response to vaccination or natural infection.
Parvo/Parvovirus - ANSWERS:A viral infection which may affect cattle, dogs, cats and
swine. Most commonly seen in dogs in which the clinical signs are vomiting and
diarrhea, often with blood, high fever and dehydration. In felines, the disease is known
as feline panleucopenia which is also a vomiting and diarrhea disease.
Rabies - ANSWERS:A highly fatal viral infection of the nervous system which affects all
warm-blooded animal species. Rabies is one of the most important zoonoses because
of the inevitably fatal outcome for the infected human.
Ringworm - ANSWERS:A fungal or dermatophyte of the superficial layers of the sin and
hair fibers. The infection is very superficial in cats and dogs but the disease is highly
contagious causing ringworm. Children and immunosuppressed individuals can be
severely affected.
Scabies - ANSWERS:An intensely pruritic dermatitis caused by the acarid mite. Most
mites are species specific but can be incomplete causing a mild transient infection in
humans.
Vaccination - ANSWERS:The introduction of a vaccine, which may be attenuated,
modified live culture or reactive parts of the virus or bacteria, into the body to produce
an immunity to the specific disease.
Veterinarian - ANSWERS:A person trained and authorized to practice veterinary
medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM).
Acid Detergents - ANSWERS:Usage: Remove dried urine particles on equipment and
cages.
Characteristics: Corrosive; potential health hazards; need to remove residual detergent
by rinsing with water.
Alkaline Detergents - ANSWERS:Usage: Remove oils left on surfaces from food, fecal
material or animal skin and hair.
Characteristics: Separate fat molecules so you can remove by rinsing.
Iodine - ANSWERS:Usage: Sanitize equipment, utensils, and skin.
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