Animal Science Safety Quiz

Identify the definition for the term zoonotic disease :

• A disease that can be transmitted from humans to animals

• A disease that can be transmitted to zoo animals only

• A disease that is transmitted from zoo animals

• A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans

Identify the disease which is not a zoonotic infection that can be transmitted from dogs :

• Toxocariasis
• Cheyletiella mites
• Sarcoptic mange
• Hepatitis

Identify the disease which is not a zoonotic infection that can be transmitted from cats :

• FIV infection
• Cat scratch fever
• Toxocariasis
• Toxoplasmosis

Identify which of the following is a zoonotic infection that can be transmitted from cats :

• Feline leukaemia virus
• Feline immunodeficiency virus
• Toxoplasmosis
• Cat flu

Identify which of the following husbandry elements is not vitally important in reducing the risk of transmission of zoonotic disease :

• Stopping animals from licking human faces
• Feeding human food to animals
• Having a prophylactic healthcare plan for animals
• Having a strict hygiene routine, especially with ill animals

Which of the following is not a zoonotic disease?

• swine flu
• chickenpox
• bird flu
• Ebola

Which of the following is an example of a vector?

• Mary Mallon spreading Typhoid Fever
• A tick spreading Lyme Disease
• A person sneezing and spreading influenza
• Someone having a heart attack because of genetics.

What is germ theory?

• heat substances to kill pathogens
• germs are contagious
• wash your hands
• microorganisms are responsible for infectious diseases

If someone is immune to chickenpox what does this mean?

• The person was vaccinated
• The person is contagious
• The person is resistant to getting the disease
• The person has been quarantined

When a new disease spreads what is the first thing epidemiologists determine?

• How the disease spreads
• How many people are infected
• How to treat the disease
• What are the symptoms of the disease