Smallpox Class Test

How is smallpox transmitted?

• Through exhaling and touching

• Through burping and exhaling

• Through coughing and sneezing

• Through touching and shouting

How long did it take the pustules to cover the body?

• 48 hours

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 72 hours

How long did it take the pustules to eventually fall off?

• 3 weeks

• 8 weeks

• 1 week

• 2 days

In the last century, how many people (estimate) died from the smallpox disease?

(a)  

How long after you show symptoms of smallpox did you usually die?

• 20-25 days

• 2-5 days

• 40-47 days

• 10-16 days

By what virus was the smallpox disease caused?

• Cowpox

• Variola

• Covid-19

• Chickenpox

What does 'Communicable' disease mean?

• It can communicate with other diseases

• It does not exist anymore

• It can't be spread

• It spread from one person/animal to another

Variola virus can infect both humans and animals?

• True

• False

How long is the Incubation period?

• 10 - 14 days

• 1-2 days

• 30 -36 days

• 8 weeks

Can a person who recovered from Smallpox git it again?

• YES

• NO

• MAYBE

• I don't know