1 . What type of virus is lumpy skin disease virus ? | |
A . |
Herpesvirus . |
B . |
Poxvirus . |
C . |
Coronavirus . |
D . |
Morbillivirus . |
E . |
Astrovirus . |
2 . In which of the following African countries has clinical | |
lumpy skin disease been conclusively confirmed in | |
springbok ? | |
A . |
Namibia . |
B . |
Egypt . |
C . |
Saudi Arabia . |
D . |
Nigeria . |
E . |
South Africa . |
3 . Which of the following African wildlife species are known | |
to be highly susceptible to experimental infection with | |
lumpy skin disease virus ? | |
A . |
Impala . |
B . |
Nyala . |
C . |
Waterbuck . |
D . |
African Buffalo . |
E . |
Wildebeest . |
4 . Which of the following body tissues / fluids are deemed | |
to carry the highest concentration of LSDV ? | |
A . |
Blood . |
B . |
Saliva . |
C . |
Skin nodules . |
D . |
Milk . |
E . |
Nasal secretions . |
5 . Which of the following are considered the most likely | |
primary mode of transmission of the virus between | |
animals ? | |
A . |
Direct animal contact . |
B . |
Infected saliva . |
C . |
Arthropod vectors . |
D . |
Milk . |
E . |
Venerial . |
6 . From which of the following arthropods has lumpy skin | |
disease virus been recovered ? | |
A . |
Aedes vexans . |
B . |
Culex mirificens . |
C . |
Rhipicephalus sanguinius . |
D . |
Musca confiscate . |
E . |
Amblyoma variegatum . |
7 . Which of the following clinical signs associated with | |
lumpy skin disease virus infection , have been most | |
commonly described in springbok ? | |
A . |
Cutaneous nodules . |
B . |
Orchitis . |
C . |
Abortion . |
D . |
Upper respiratory tract disease . |
E . |
Stomatitis . |
8 . Which of the following diagnostic procedures is | |
considered a rapid and specific test for the confirmation of | |
lumpy skin disease ? | |
A . |
Immunoflurescence . |
B . |
Immunohistochemistry . |
C . |
Cytology . |
D . |
Virus isolation . |
E . |
Histopathology . |
9 . Which of the following specimens would be considered | |
the preferred sample for lumpy skin disease PCR ? | |
A . |
Blood in heparin . |
B . |
Serum . |
C . |
Transport medium swab of skin nodule . |
D . |
Transport medium swab of saliva . |
E . |
Dry swab of skin nodule . |
10 . At which of the following locations can LSDV inclusion | |
bodies be found in H & E stained sections ? | |
A . |
Intranuclear in macrophages . |
B . |
Intranuclear in endothelial cells . |
C . |
Intranuclear in follicular epithelial cells . |
D . |
Intranuclear in smooth muscle cells . |
E . |
Intracytoplasmic in epidermal keratinocytes . |