Intro. to Epidemiology/Ebola Quiz

Which of the following is not considered to be a determinant of the Ebola virus disease?

• Fruit bats which are natural Ebola virus hosts.

• Symptoms such as fever, muscle pain, headaches and sore throat.

• Burial ceremonies that include direct contact with the body of the deceased.

• Human-to-human transmission from objects that have been contaminated

All of the following are examples of "distribution" of the Ebola virus disease except _______________________________.

• The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976.

• The Democratic Republic of Congo endured the 2018-2019 outbreak of the Ebola virus.

• Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with bodily fluids of infected animals.

• Health care workers have frequently been infected while treating patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola Virus Disease.

Evidence that Epidemiologists are at work in Ebola outbreaks include all of the following except ______________.

• Reducing the risk of wildlife-to-human transmission.

• Monitoring of outbreak containment measures including safe and dignified burial of the dead.

• Training of health-care workers to take standard precautions when caring for all patients regardless of presumed illness.

• Prescribing medication to help relieve the symptoms of patients with Ebola Virus Disease.

Regarding sexual activity in Ebola survivors, all of the following are true except.

• All Ebola survivors and their sexual partners should receive counselling to ensure safer sexual practices until their semen has twice tested negative.

• Male Ebola survivors should be offered semen testing at 6 months after onset of the disease, then weekly after that until twice tested negative with an interval of one week between tests.

• Ebola survivors and their sexual partners should either abstain from sexual activity or observe safer sex through consistent condom use until the male's semen has tested negative twice for the virus.

• After testing negative for Ebola, survivors can safely resume normal sexual practices without fear of Ebola virus transmission through sexual activity.

What is not a symptom of Ebola?

• Fever

• Abdominal pain

• Sadness

• Muscle pain

How do you avoid Ebola?

• Avoid being kicked in the face

• Avoid being hit

• Avoid eating bush-meat

• Avoid shaking hands with people

When and where was the Ebola virus discovered?

• 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola river.

• 1978 in Guinea Ebola River

• 1980 in South Africa Ebola River

• 1972 in Sudan Ebola River

Besides humans, what does the Ebola virus use as a host?

• Pigs

• Cows

• Sheep

• Primates

Some symptoms of Ebola are_____________________________.

• Fever of more than 40 degrees, muscle pain

• Meningitis, Vomiting

• Bleeding, Heart failure

• Abdominal pain/liver failure

To prevent Ebola infection ________________________________.

• Avoid being airborne

• Avoid IV fluids

• Avoid tap water

• Avoid bodily fluids