Deck 14: Antiparasitic Drugs

Question 1

Which coccidial infection affects carnivores?

A)Eimeria
B)Toxoplasma
C)Babesia
D)Isospora

Answer 1

Isospora

Question 2

Where are ectoparasites found?

A)On the body surface of the host
B)In infected soil
C)Within the body of the host
D)In feces from an infected host

Answer 2

On the body surface of the host

Question 3

Which of the following drugs has the adverse effect of alopecia at the application site?

A)Ivermectin
B)Moxidectin
C)Eprinomectin
D)Selamectin

Answer 3

Selamectin

Question 4

Which drug given for EPM converts one form of folic acid used for metabolism in parasites to an inactive form of folic acid?

A)Pyrimethamine
B)Imidocarb
C)Diclazuril
D)Ponazuril

Question 5

What drug can be used to remove any remaining microfilariae after using a macrocyclic lactone drug?

A)Milbemycin
B)Melarsomine
C)Wohlbachia
D)Selamectin

Question 6

How is a bolus given to an animal?

A)Orally
B)Intravenously
C)Topically
D)Subcutaneously

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

A)Pour-ons increase stress for treated animals.
B)Injectable treatment requires livestock to run through chutes.
C)Feed additives do not need to comply with Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD)regulations.
D)Paste syringes contain a precalibrated amount of paste with inconsistent drug distribution throughout the product.

Question 8

Which drug is often used to treat giardiasis in cats, dogs, and horses?

A)Amprolium
B)Robenidine
C)Metronidazole
D)Decoquinate

Question 9

Which of the following allows little control over the amount of drug ingested by an individual animal?

A)Tablets
B)Liquid
C)Feed additives
D)Sustained release bolus

Question 10

Which product type is convenient and easy to use?

A)Prediluted spray
B)Kennel spray
C)Topical long acting
D)Pour-on

Question 11

Which of the following heartworm medications should be used with caution in collies?

A)Ivermectin
B)Moxidectin
C)Eprinomectin
D)Selamectin

Question 12

Which of the following is approved for the control of hookworms, ascarids, and whipworms in dogs?

A)Milbemycin
B)Melarsomine
C)Wohlbachia
D)Selamectin

Question 13

Which of the following is an arsenical drug given by deep IM injection to kill adult heartworms?

A)Milbemycin
B)Melarsomine
C)Wohlbachia
D)Selamectin

Question 14

Which drug should not be used in equine species as it is highly cardiotoxic?

A)Amprolium
B)Robenidine
C)Monensin
D)Decoquinate

Question 15

If you want to treat internal and external parasites, which of the following would you use?

A)Oral
B)Injectable
C)Topical
D)Rectal

Question 16

Which of the following drugs is often used to treat Babesiosis?

A)Pyrimethamine
B)Imidocarb
C)Diclazuril
D)Ponazuril

Question 17

Providing clean, nutritious, and palatable feed and water and avoiding overcrowded conditions help to keep what in check?

A)Antinematodals
B)Anticestodals
C)Antitrematodals
D)Coccidia organisms

Question 18

Which administration route allows more precise control over the amount of drug given?

A)Oral
B)Injectable
C)Topical
D)Rectal

Question 19

Which product type may not kill all stages of the ectoparasite?

A)Injectable
B)Oral
C)Fogger
D)Pour-on

Question 20

Which of the following inhabit the stomach and intestines and are transmitted by the fecal-oral route?

A)Cestodes
B)Trematodes
C)Nematodes
D)Protozoa

Question 21

When fleas feed on blood containing this drug the eggs they lay fail to develop normally.

A)Neonicotinoid
B)Chitin
C)Fipronil
D)Lufenuron

Question 22

What drug should not be used on cats?

A)Frontline Plus
B)Revolution
C)K9 Advantix
D)Dectomax

Question 23

Which of the following can only be used on the environment?

A)Prediluted spray
B)Kennel spray
C)Topical long acting
D)Pour-on

Question 24

Which is a tablet that kills adult fleas within 30 minutes?

A)Neonicotinoid
B)Chitin
C)Fipronil
D)Lufenuron

Question 25

Which of the following is applied topically but is not absorbed into the blood?

A)Frontline Plus
B)Revolution
C)K9 Advantix
D)Dectomax