Health and Disease Quiz

Which illness could most likely be treated with antibiotics?

• diabetes

• common cold

• strep throat

• influenza

How are epidemics different from pandemics?

• Pandemics affect blood; epidemics affect skin.

• An epidemic is more localized or regional - a pandemic is more global

• Pandemics are caused by bacteria; epidemics are caused by viruses.

• Pandemics are spread through the air; epidemics are spread through the water

Which aspect of modern life has made pandemics more likely to happen?

• vaccination

• transportation

• communication

• sanitation

Looking at the chart to the left -

Which diseases are transmitted to humans by vectors?

• West Nile and HPS

• West Nile virus and Rabies

• HPS and Lyme disease

• Lyme disease and West Nile virus

What is the most likely result of overusing a particular antibiotic?

• fewer infections caused by viruses and bacteria

• more infections caused by viruses

• fewer bacteria resistant to the antibiotic

• more bacteria will become resistant to the antibiotic

Many infectious diseases have been nearly eliminated worldwide. Why should global studies of infectious diseases continue?

• All infectious disease organisms are fatal.

• All infectious diseases are resistant to any form of treatment.

• All infectious disease organisms have the ability to mutate, adapt, and survive.

• All infectious diseases are caused by viruses that do not respond to antibiotics

Millions of people living all over the world have cancer. Is cancer a pandemic?

• Yes, because cancer is spreading at a high rate.

• No, because cancer is not always fatal.

• Yes, because millions of people have cancer.

• No, because cancer is not contagious

Which disease is caused by a fungal infection?

• intestinal worms

• athletes foot

• chicken pox

• influenza

Which disease is caused by the H1N1 virus?

• Strep throat

• Influenza

• Ringworm

• Cancer

Which of the following is example of a VECTOR?

• A dog that has a respiratory illness and passes it onto other dogs

• A racoon that is sick with Rabies and passes it on to humans

• A bacteria forms on a petri dish and is passed to the lab technicians

• A tick that spreads and carries rocky mountain spotted fever