Zoonoses

Which of the following best defines a zoonotic disease?

• Disease that spreads only between humans

• Disease transmitted by animals

• Disease transmitted between animals and humans

• Disease transmitted by humans

Which of the following is not a zoonotic disease?

• Rabies

• Anthrax

• Measles

• Brucellosis

The vector responsible for transmitting yellow fever virus is:

• Anopheles mosquito

• Sandfly

• Culex mosquito

• Aedes mosquito

Nipah virus has been associated with transmission from which animal?

• Bats

• Dogs

• Fox

• Squirrel

Leptospirosis is commonly associated with exposure to:

• Poultry droppings

• Cattle urine

• Contaminated soil

• Rodent urine

Which zoonotic disease is often called “Wool-sorter’s disease”?

• Tetanus

• Anthrax

• Brucellosis

• Plague

Brucellosis is most commonly transmitted to humans through:

• Inhalation of spores

• Bite of ticks

• Consumption of unpasteurized dairy products

• Mosquito bites

Which bacterial zoonosis is transmitted by fleas of rodents?

• Anthrax

• Tularemia

• Leptospirosis

• Plague

Taenia solium infection in humans can result in:

• Cysticercosis

• Schistosomiasis

• Toxoplasmosis

• Ascariasis

Hydatid disease is caused by:

• Echinococcus granulosus

• Toxoplasma gondii

• Giardia lamblia

• Entamoeba histolytica