Transmission of Diseases and Types of Immunity PRE QUIZ

Which of the following is a route of transmission for diseases?

• Direct contact

• Telepathy

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

What is the term for disease transmission through contaminated objects?

• Vector transmission

• Direct contact

• Indirect transfer through fomites

• Inhalation of aerosols

Which route of transmission involves breathing in tiny particles?

• Ingestion

• Inhalation of aerosols

• Vector transmission

• Direct contact

What is vector transmission?

• Transmission through direct contact

• Transmission through ingestion

• Transmission through living organisms like insects

• Transmission through air

What is a carrier of disease?

• An animal that contracts and spreads a disease to other animals

• A population of animals that do not carry any disease

• An animal that is immune to all diseases

• A plant that spreads disease to animals

What is a reservoir of disease?

• A population of animals carrying a disease without exhibiting clinical signs

• A single animal that shows symptoms of a disease

• A group of plants that carry diseases

• A population of animals that are immune to diseases

What is horizontal spread in the context of disease transmission?

• The spread of disease between animals that is independent of the parental relationship

• The spread of disease from parent to offspring

• The spread of disease through water sources

• The spread of disease through airborne particles

What is vertical spread in the context of disease transmission?

• Transmission of disease from parent to offspring

• Transmission of disease through air

• Transmission of disease through water

• Transmission of disease through direct contact

How can vertical spread occur?

• Through contaminated food

• Transplacentally or through breastfeeding

• Through insect bites

• Through surface contact

What does herd immunity refer to?

• The resistance to the spread of a disease within a population

• The ability of a single individual to resist a disease

• The complete eradication of a disease

• The mutation of a virus to a less harmful form