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What is the cause of Giardia
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Giardia is caused by a protozoa
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How is Giardia spread
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Giardia is spread by oocysts particularly in contaminated water
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How is Giardia diagnosed
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Giardia is diagnosed by fecal smear or fecal float. The trophocytes and oocysts can be seen
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What is the treatment for Giardia
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Giardia is treated with Metronidazole (trade name Flagyl) or Albendazole
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How is Corona Virus spread
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Corona virus is spread through infected feces
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What are the symptoms of Corona virus
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The symptoms of Corona Virus are sudden explosive diarrhea, orange in color and malodorous, vomiting, loss of apetite and lethargy
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What is the cause of EIA equine infectious anemia
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EIA is caused by a lenti virus
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How is EIA transmitted
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EIA is transmitted by blood, usually biting flies, but sharing of needles and surgical equipment can also spread the disease
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What are the clinical signs of EIA
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fever, depression, anemia, clotting disorders
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How is EIA diagnosed
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EIA is diagnosed using the Coggins test
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What is the treatment for EIA
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There is no treatment. It is a reportable disease and the horse must be euthanized or quarantined for life
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What is the proper name for potomac horse fever
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The proper name for potomac horse fever is Ehrlichiosis
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What is the organism responsible for Ehrlichiosis
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Ehrlichiosis is caused by Neorickettsisa risticii
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What are the signs of Ehrlichiosis
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The signs of Ehrlichiosis are fever, depression, acute diarrhea, ilius, and colitis
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How is Ehrlichiosis diagnosed
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Ehrlichiosis is diagnosed by identifying the micro organism and serum antibody levels
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What is the treatment for Ehrlichiosis
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Ehrlichiosis is treated with Oxytetracycline
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How is West Nile virus transmitted
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West nile virus is transmitted by mosquitoes
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What is th symptom of West Nile Virus
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West nile virus symptom is tremors
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How is West Nile virus diagnosed
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West nile is diagnosed by antibody titers showing exposure and virus isolation in brain tissue
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What is the treatment for West Nile virus
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The treatment for West Nile virus is supportive
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What causes Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
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Equine Myeloencephalitis is caused by the protozoa Sarcocystic Neurona
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How is Equine Myeloencephalitis transmitted
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Horse ingests cyst of Sarcocystic Neurona in contamined food & water. Most often contaminated by opposum feces
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How is Equine Myeloencephalitis diagnosed
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EPM test, CT, MRI, nerve biopsy
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What is the cause of Strangles in the horse
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Streptococcus Equi
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How is Strangles transmitted
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Strangles is transmitted by aerosol inhalation
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What are the clinical signs of Strangle
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The clinical signs of Strangles are fever, thick, creamy, mucopurulent nasal discharge, swollen retropharyngeal lymph nodes and lymph node abcesses
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What is the treatment for Strangles
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Treatment for Strangles are Penicillin or Sulphonamides and lance and drain abcesses and flush with chlorhexadine solution
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How is Equine Viral Arteritis transmitted
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Stallion is infected after puberty develops a persistant infection is his accessory sex glands and transmits the virus to mares during breeding
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What are the signs of Equine Viral Arteritis
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The signs of Equine Viral Arteritis are limb swelling, conjunctivitis, abortion,fever, depression, and respiratory disease
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How is Equine Viral Arteritis diagnosed
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Equine Viral Arteritis is diagnosed through virology, serology, and histopath
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