Name that Pathogen Quiz
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I am caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis & Mycobacterium bovis
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I am caused by the human immunodeficiency virus
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I am distributed throughout the tropics and sub-tropics
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I can also infect cattles and spread to humans in meat and milk.
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I can be treated with drugs which takes longer than six months.
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
When I infect a person, the person may only develop symptoms years later.
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
My vector is a mosquito
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I do my job by the infection and destruction of the cell’s body immune system (T-helper cells, macrophages and brain cells)
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
Treatment for me include:
Oral rehydration therapy (to maintain osmotic balance of the blood and tissue fluids)
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I can be prevented with vaccination.
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I will start causing sickness if I am able to reach the intestine
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I am caused by vibrio cholerae
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I infect the lungs (primary infections); lymph nodes, bones and gut (secondary infections)
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
My site of action is in the liver, red blood cells and brain
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria
I can be treated with quinine and chloroquine
A. TB
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Cholera
D. Malaria