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Infectious Diseases Quiz


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Untreated milk products will usually contain __________.

A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

B. Mycobacterium bovis


Which disease can be cured by just oral rehydration?

A. Malaria

B. Cholera

C. TB

D. AIDS


Which of the following is not an example of anti-malarial drugs?

A. Chloroquine

B. Artemisinin

C. Proguanil

D. Paracetamol


Tuberculosis is transmitted by __________.

A. droplets

B. water

C. foods

D. eye contact


Which disease is air-borne?

A. TB

B. Malaria

C. Cholera

D. AIDS


What does AIDS stand for?

A. Always infectious disease sickness

B. Acquired immunoduplication syndrome

C. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

D. Always impatient disease syndrome


Which pathogen has mitochondria?

A. Plasmodium falciparum

B. Vibrio cholera

C. HIV

D. Mycobacterium tuberculosis


Which is the pathogen for cholera

A. Vibrio cholerae

B. Plasmodium cholerae

C. Pathogenous cholerae

D. Anopheles mosquito


Which of the following foods will likely cause cholera?

A. Breads

B. Vegetables

C. Seafoods

D. Fruits


Which of the following is the sign and symptom of dengue?

A. High blood platelet

B. Loss of appetite

C. Joint and muscle pain

D. Stomach distress


To recover from vomit and diarrhea and replace water and electrolytes, one can take __________.

A. ORT

B. antibacterial drugs

C. anti-diarrhea drugs


The vaccine for tuberculosis that is available in the market is known as _______________.

A. Bacillum Calmette-Guérin

B. Bacillium Calmette Guerin

C. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin

D. Bacillus Calmette-Guerin


Which disease is infectious?

A. Measles

B. Scurvy

C. Lung Cancer

D. Color blindness


The main source of infection of cholera is drinking water or food.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Which is the pathogen for tuberculosis?

A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

B. Vibrio tuberculosis

C. Plasmodium tuberculosis

D. Pathogenous tuberculosis


Which of the following is not a preventive action for dengue?

A. Light mosquito coil

B. Stay in air-cond room

C. Vaccination

D. Wear loose clothing


There are _____ species that cause malaria.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four


In malaria, symptoms appear when the ring stage trophozoites mature into schizonts which rupture and release merozoites.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Housefly and mosquito are examples of

A. causative agent

B. vector

C. infection

D. infectious agent


Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Which disease is caused by a bacterium and can be spread by drinking contaminated water?

A. TB

B. Cholera

C. AIDS

D. Malaria


HIV is caused by __________.

A. direct contact

B. vector

C. air-borne

D. sexual contact


A sudden outbreak of a disease which spreads rapidly through the population and then subsides.

The statement above refers to __________.

A. endemic

B. epidemic

C. pandemic


It is produced by certain pathogens but is only released when the organism dies.

The statement above refers to __________.

A. endotoxin

B. exotoxin


Nausea, fatigue and weight loss are examples of

A. sign

B. symptom




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