CACO - Certified Animal Control Officer Rabies and Zoonotic Diseases Questions and Answers

Question 1

An unvaccinated domestic dog that has bitten a person must be quarantined to observe for signs of rabies. What is the standard, most widely accepted quarantine period?

Accepted Answer

10 days

Answer

3 days

Answer

30 days

Answer

45 days

Question 2

An Animal Control Officer is dispatched to a residence where a bat was found in a room where a person was sleeping. The bat is captured and the resident is unsure if they were bitten. What is the correct immediate action regarding the bat?

Accepted Answer

Submit the bat for immediate rabies testing.

Answer

Release the bat outdoors, as a bite was not witnessed.

Answer

Advise the resident to keep the bat for a 10-day observation period.

Answer

Quarantine the bat at the animal shelter for 45 days.

Question 3

Which of the following is a zoonotic disease primarily caused by a fungus and often presents as a skin condition in both animals and humans?

Accepted Answer

Ringworm

Answer

Parvovirus

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Leptospirosis

Answer

Canine Distemper

Question 4

An ACO is called to a scene where a raccoon, a high-risk rabies species, is acting aggressively in the daytime and appears disoriented. After safely capturing the animal, what is the primary public health responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Arrange for humane euthanasia and submission of the head for rabies testing.

Answer

Transport the animal to a wildlife rehabilitator for treatment.

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Release the animal in a remote, unpopulated area.

Answer

Hold the animal in quarantine for a 180-day observation period.

Question 5

Rabies virus is transmitted between mammals PRIMARILY through which method?

Accepted Answer

Introduction of infected saliva into a bite wound or mucous membrane

Answer

Contact with infected urine or feces

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Inhalation of airborne viral particles

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Ingestion of contaminated food or water

Question 6

An ACO responds to a dog bite case. The dog has a current rabies vaccination. The owner of the dog that bit a person wants to know the appropriate procedure. Which of the following is the correct procedure?

Accepted Answer

The dog must be quarantined for 10 days.

Answer

The dog does not need to be quarantined because it is vaccinated.

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The dog must be immediately revaccinated.

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The dog must be euthanized and tested for rabies.

An unvaccinated domestic dog that has bitten a person must be quarantined to observe for signs of rabies.What is the standard, most widely accepted quarantine period?

An unvaccinated domestic dog that has bitten a person must be quarantined to observe for signs of rabies.
What is the standard, most widely accepted quarantine period?