Q. Infectious diseases are transmitted from person to person by?
- Direct Contact
- Indirect contact
- Both of the above
- None
Q. Reservoirs can be
- living organisms
- nonliving sites
- both
- None
Q. Which of the following is viral disease
- Yellow fever
- Malaria
- Cholera
- Amebiosis
Q. Which is the most common type of biological vector of human disease?
- viruses
- bacteria
- mammals
- arthropods
Q. A mosquito bites a person who subsequently develops a fever and abdominal rash. What type of transmission would this be?
- mechanical vector transmission
- biological vector transmission
- direct contact transmission
- vehicle transmission
Q. Cattle are allowed to pasture in a field that contains the farmhouse well, and the farmer’s family becomes ill with a gastrointestinal pathogen after drinking the water. What type of transmission of infectious agents would this be?
- biological vector transmission
- direct contact transmission
- indirect contact transmission
- vehicle transmission
Q. A blanket from a child with chickenpox is likely to be contaminated with the virus that causes chickenpox (Varicella-zoster virus). What is the blanket called?
- fomite
- host
- pathogen
- vector
Q. A patient in the hospital with a urinary catheter develops a bladder infection. This is an example of a(n) ________ infection.
Ans: nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection.
Q. A ________ is an animal that can transfer infectious pathogens from one host to another.
- Vector
- Vehicle
- Host
- None
Q. What disease is caused by Coxiella burnetii?
- Q fever
- tuberculosis
- diphtheria
- walking pneumonia
Q, Which of these microbes causes “walking pneumonia”?
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Q. Which of the following viruses is not commonly associated with the common cold?
- coronavirus
- adenovirus
- rhinovirus
- varicella-zoster virus
Q. Which of the following viral diseases has been eliminated from the general population worldwide?
- smallpox
- measles
- German measles
- influenza
Which of the following diseases is not associated with coronavirus infections?
- Middle East respiratory syndrome
- German measles
- the common cold
- severe acute respiratory syndrome