HEARTWORM DISEASE IN DOGS Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 68, or complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 71. Alaska lacks appropriate vectors for heartworm transmission. 76. Heartworms produce vasoactive substances that exacerbate and perpetuate vessel damage.
a. True. b. False. 72. Human-induced environmental changes may help to increase the range of D. immitis . a. True. b. False. 73. In areas with a high prevalence of heartworms, up to 10% of dogs may be infected. a. True. b. False. 74. Heartworm infection is most common in female dogs. a. True. b. False. 75. Microfilariae transmitted across the placenta can lead to adult heartworm infection.
a. True. b. False. 77. A PCV < 20% may be observed with severe heartworm disease. a. True. b. False. 78. Hemoglobinuria is a sign of caval syndrome. a. True. b. False. 79. Heartworm antigen tests assess for the presence of proteins produced by male heartworms. a. True. b. False. 80. When examined under the microscope, D. immitis microfilariae exhibit forward motion.
a. True. b. False.
a. True. b. False.
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