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What is the most efficacious treatment for aural plaques in horses caused by papillomavirus?
What is the most efficacious treatment for aural plaques in horses caused by papillomavirus?
- Environmental insect control
- Glucocorticoids
- Systemic antibiotics
- Topical application of imiquimod cream (correct)
Why are systemic antibiotics not effective against aural plaques in horses caused by papillomavirus?
Why are systemic antibiotics not effective against aural plaques in horses caused by papillomavirus?
- They have no impact on insect transmission
- They do not target the viral lesion directly (correct)
- They exacerbate the spread of the lesions
- They do not treat the pruritus associated with the lesions
What is the role of environmental insect control in managing aural plaques in horses?
What is the role of environmental insect control in managing aural plaques in horses?
- It causes resolution of the lesions
- It is ineffective against the viral lesion (correct)
- It helps control clinical signs (pruritus)
- It leads to regression of the lesions
