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32 Cards in this Set
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1. What mouse strain is extremely sensitive to Giardia muris?
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C3H/He
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2. What two mice strains are fairly resistant to Giardia muris?
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BALB/c, C57BL/10
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3. What is the major research complication of Giardia muris infection in mice?
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Increased crypt cell turnover
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4. What is the treatment for Giaridia?
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0.1% dimetridazole in drinking water for 14 days
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5. What is a elongated pear-shaped, bilaterally symmetrical flagellated protozoan that cause similar clinical signs to giardia?
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Spironucleus muris
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6. Renal cocidia seen in wild mice?
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Klosiella muris
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7. A coccidian that may cause cholangitis in athymic mice if get into biliary tract?
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cryptosporidia
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8. What type of life cycle in Encephalitozoon cuniculi?
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Direct
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9. T/F ELISA may be used in the detection of toxoplasmosis
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True
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10. The dwarf tapeworm
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Hymenolepis nana
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11. H. nana has what type of life cycle?
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Direct and indirect
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12. What are the mouse pin worms?
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Syphacia obvelata, Aspicularis tetraptra
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13. What property of syphacia eggs makes them difficult to control?
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Airborne dissemination
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Where are syphacia eggs deposited?
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Perianal area
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14. What are a couple treatment drugs for syphacia?
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Piperazine, ivermectin, benzimidazole
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15. What is the common rat pinworm?
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Syphacia muris
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16. Which of the mouse pinworms has the longer life cycle?
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Aspicularis
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17. Where are the best areas for detecting mites on animals?
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Dorsal anterior regions—harder to groom
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18. What are three rodent mites?
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Myobia musculi, Radfordia affinis, Myocoptes musculinus
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19. What is the most common ectoparasite of the lab mouse?
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Mycoptes musculinus
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20. What are 3 susceptable strains to amyloidosis?
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A, SJL, C57BL
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21. What are 2 resistant strains of amyloidosis?
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BALB/c, C3H
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22. In what strains is myocarium mineralization naturally found?
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BALB/c, C3H, DBA
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23. What vitamin deficiency causes mainly neurological signs?
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Thiamin
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24. This mineral deficiency causes abnormal development of the inner ear resulting in congenital ataxia?
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Manganese
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25. A deficiency in this mineral causes hair loss around the shoulders and neck?
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zinc
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26. Ringtail is related to what environmental factor?
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Low relative humidity
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27. What strain is used as an animal model for retinitis pigmentosa?
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C3H/He expressing the rd gene
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28. Which mouse strains have a high prevalent of mammary gland tumors?
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C3H, A, DBA/2
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29. Which mouse strains have a low prevalent of mammary gland tumors?
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BALB/c, C57BL, AKR
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30. What is the most common hematopoietic malignancy in mice?
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Lymphocytic leukemia
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31. What virus is an important contributing factor to mammary gland tumors?
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MMTV-S (bittner virus)
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