Animal Medicine 4th Semester Flashcards

The following flashcards are based on Animal Medicine for the 4th-semester exam in the form of flashcards questions. This will help anyone who needs to study for Animal Medicine can attempt this quiz.  

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What are the 5 cardinal signs of inflammation
Pain, heat, redness, swelling and loss of function
Interferon is a protein produced by the body and will have the effect of what
Reducing the ability of a pathogen to produce a disease in the host
What is the purpose of adding an adjuvant to a vaccine
To increase the immune response of the vaccine
How are the modified live viruses used in some vaccines weakend by
Growing the viral particles in a non-host species
Recombinant technology used in the production of vaccines will involove what
Splicing an antigenic gene into a non pathogenic virus
What have the use of adjuvants in vaccines been linked to
Tumor formation at the vaccination site
A vaccine for ________ has a killed bacterin used in to help protect dogs from getting this disease
Leptospirosis
Lyophilizationin vaccine production refers to the process of what
Freeze drying
The type of imunity aquired through the administration of vaccines is most accurtely called what
Aquired immunity
What is an important medication used in the treatment of anaphalactic shock related to severe vaccine reactions
Epinephrine
Which limb is most often chosen for rabies vaccination
Right rear
What is the most common cause of failure to produce a protective level of antibodies following vaccinations
The presence of colostrum
What breed of dog is considered a high risk for canine parvo virus, is it beagle, great dane, poodle or rottweiler
Rottweiler
The measles vaccine for puppies may be used to protect puppies at high risk of contracting what
Distemper
Bordetella bronchiseptica is an organism that is classified as a what
Bacteria