It's All In His Head ... and Lungs

Humans aren't the only ones susceptible to coughs, wheezes, and runny noses. Horses suffer the same complaints as the result of a variety of causes. What do you know about the diseases and conditions affecting the equine respiratory tract? Take this quiz and find out. I'll score your quiz and return the results to you via email. Have fun!

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Which of the following is commonly referred to as "heaves"?
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage
laryngeal hemiplegia

Which of the following is commonly characterized by enlarged lymph nodes under the jaw which swell and eventually rupture?
adenovirus
strangles
influenza

Which of the following courses of treatment is not recommended in an uncomplicated case of equine influenza?
isolation from other horses
stall-rest
antibiotics

Strains of which of the following may cause abortion in mares as well as respiratory disease?
equine rhinovirus
equine herpesvirus
pleuropneumonia

For which of the following is there no vaccine available?
EHV-4
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Streptococcus equi

Purpura hemorrhagica can be a serious complication of which of the following diseases?
strangles
pneumonia
adenovirus

A lethal outbreak of which of the following occurred in Queensland, Australia in 1994, taking both equine and human victims?
morbillivirus
African horse sickness
equine influenza

The onset of which of the following diseases is associated with feeding moldy hay?
equine adenovirus
shipping fever
COPD

Which of the following does not refer to the same disease?
equine herpesvirus 1
EIPH
rhinopneumonitis

Which of the following is caused by the bacterium "Streptococcus equi"?
equine influenza
morbillivirus
strangles

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