APES Infectious Diseases

Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacteria? (You may choose more than one, if necessary.)

• Cholera

• Tuberculosis

• Malaria

• SARS

Which of the following is an effective method of preventing infection by Malaria?

• Use pesticides to kill the mosquito (vector)

• Quarantine the mosquitos that carry the parasite

• Provide condoms to prevent transmission of parasite during sex

• Drink plenty of water

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

• fungi

Is a microbe that needs a person or animal to survive. It contains genetic material. Sometimes theses cannot be killed. It causes diseases like flu, common cold, rabies SARS & Zika

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Parasite

• Fungi

Is a single celled microbe that causes diseases such as strep throat, TB, cholera and staph infection. Can multiple quickly in the body. There are good and bad types of these in the body.

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Parasite

• Fungi

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Which of the following diseases are transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito? (You may choose more than one.)

• Cholera

• Tuberculosis

• Malaria

• Zika

• West Nile Virus

Which of the following diseases are transmitted through airborne droplets from an infected person? (You may choose more than one)

• Tuberculosis

• SARS

• Bubonic plague

• Cholera

Which of the following diseases was spread through fleas on rodents and causes fever, chills, headache & painful swelling in lymph nodes?

• Bubonic plague

• Cholera

• West Nile Virus

• Malaria

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate preventive measure for tuberculosis?

• Improved diagnostic testing of asymptomatic carriers

• Improved ventilation of indoor spaces

• Covering cough or sneeze

• Avoid wild rodent populations

The Bubonic plague, cholera, and tuberculosis can all be treated with

• oral rehydration solution

• antibiotics

• quinine

• mosquito nets