Disease Outbreak and Transmission Quiz
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The study of the spread of disease is ?
A. Pathology
B. Biology
C. Anatomy
D. Epidemiology
What type of transmission is this? Mosquitos, fleas, and ticks pass along an infectious disease.
A. insect bites
B. contaminated objects
C. food and drinking water
D. person to person contact
This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.
A. Epidemic
B. Pandemic
C. Disease
D. Pathogens
Which of the following causes diseases?
A. Pathogens
B. Poor Environment
C. Genetics
D. All of the above
This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.
A. Epidemic
B. Pandemic
C. Diseases
D. Pathogens
What type of transmission is this? A person catches measles by being in the same room as the person who has the measles.
A. airborne transmission
B. contaminated objects
C. food and drinking water
D. animal to person contact
Epidemiologists look for which of the following?
A. Who is sick
B. What are their symptoms
C. When did they get sick
D. All of the above
Cancer, Hypertension, and Asthma are examples of what types of disease?
A. Non-communicable
B. Communicable
If a flu outbreak affects a small community, would that be considered a pandemic or an epidemic?
A. Pandemic
B. Epidemic
What type of transmission is this? An animal bite or scratch leads to an infectious disease.
A. airborne transmission
B. contaminated objects
C. food and drinking water
D. animal to person contact
What is significant about an infectious disease?
A. It can be passed from person to person
B. It cannot be passed from one person to another
What type of transmission is this? A person gets sick from touching a door knob that had germs on it.
A. airborne transmission
B. contaminated objects
C. food and drinking water
D. animal to person contact
Cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and diabetes are examples of this type of disease.
A. communicable
B. noncommunicable
This type of disease is communicable, which means it can be spread from person to person.
A. Infectious disease
B. Noninfectious disease
Is cancer a pandemic?
A. No, because it is not contagious
B. Yes, because lots of people have it
