First Aid/Zoonosis
The very first step you should take when assessing an injured or orphaned wild mammal before providing medical care
What is personal safety/wearing proper PPE?
When restraining a hawk or owl for a physical exam, this specific body part must be controlled first to prevent severe puncture injuries to the handler.
What are the feet/talons?
This mammal is the only marsupial in North America
What is a (Virginia) Opossum?
After handling a turtle, you are washing your hands to prevent infection of what common pathogen?
What is Salmonella?
You must never give food or water to a cold, shocked animal because its body cannot do this vital function
What is digesting food?
What virus is the reason why we do not currently see songbirds/waterfowl?
What is Avian Influenza Virus?
What is subcutaenous (SQ) or intraosseous (IO) fluid administration?
This species of turtle should not be handled by students and only experienced faculty members
What are snapping turtles?
This fatal viral disease affects the central nervous system of mammals and is commonly transmitted via the saliva or bite of a raccoon, bat, or skunk
What is Rabies?
This specialized muscular organ in the a bird's digestive tract can become impacted or obstructed by hardware, foreign bodies, or inappropriate diets
What is the ventriculus (or gizzard)?
This virus (most recently found on a cruise ship) is spread through the feces of what mammal?
What is Hantavirus/rodents
The most common detected chelonian virus is?
What is Herpes virus?
A common injury of reptiles in captivity is
What are burns?
This vitamin is commonly deficient in captive avian species
What is Vitamin A Deficiency?
This virus is the reason that we do not treat wild rabbits brought to UTCVM
What is RHDV2 (Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus)
An important husbandry addition inside an enclosure for a reptile that helps with Vitamin D synthesis
What is a UVB light?
A common zoonotic disease spread by infected pet birds or poultry is
Chlamydia psittacosis
Unlike mammals, this minor injury can become a fast, fatal emergency for birds because of their delicate circulatory systems and high metabolic rates
What is a bleeding toenail or feather?
A wildlife rehabilitator presents with neurological symptoms after working with raccoons. Which of the following zoonotic parasites is known to cause severe larval migrans in humans if proper hygiene and PPE are not used?
What is baylisascaris? (Raccoon roundworm)
This anatomical circulatory feature in reptiles means blood from the lower extremities passes through the kidneys before returning to the heart, impacting drug toxicity choices
What is the rental-portal system?