WorksheetsCombined Chapter 7
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Emerging Viruses are...
a)
"Recent" arrivals to the human race.
b)
"Extraordinarily" Dangerous to the human race.
c)
Those that are 'drastically increasing' in appearance in the human race.
d)
Those that are currently seen on the 'African' Continent.
2.
How many known arboviruses are there?
a)
240
b)
340
c)
540
d)
640
3.
How many arboviruses are capable of causing human diseases?
a)
210
b)
250
c)
150
d)
110
4.
The vector of the West Nile is...?
a)
Culex pipiens ( northern house mosquito)
b)
Airborne molicule
c)
Vaccine
d)
Bodily fluid
5.
What is a symptom of the West Nile virus?
a)
Fever
b)
Body ache
c)
Bleeding
d)
Increased fatigue
6.
In 1999, 62 people were hospitalized by the West Nile virus. How many of them died?
a)
7
b)
10
c)
62
d)
15
7.
What is a possible treatment for the West Nile virus?
a)
No specific treatment
b)
Injections
c)
Chemothreapy
8.
What is a precaution you can take to decrease your chances of getting the West Nile virus when visiting mosquito-infested areas?
a)
Wear appropriate protective clothing
b)
Take vitamins
c)
Wear sunscreen
9.
Before 1999, the West Nile virus had never appeared in what country?
a)
U.S.
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
10.
In 1937, the West Nile virus was discovered in the blood of a ...?
a)
Horse
b)
Elderly Male
c)
Fever-Ridden woman
d)
Newborn
11.
What is the mortality rate of the West Nile virus?
a)
1/10
b)
1/1000
c)
1/50
d)
1/300
12.
In 2000, the West Nile virus swept through Washington D.C., sickening....people and killing....people.
a)
87,7
b)
100,6
c)
64,5
d)
21,2
13.
The West Nile Virus is more often fatal in what species?
a)
Dogs
b)
Birds
c)
Horses
d)
Humans
14.
To prevent outbreaks of the West Nile virus, what was done?
a)
Created vaccinations
b)
Cleaned ventilation systems
c)
Drained breeding grounds of Culex
d)
Quarantined people
15.
Ebola and Marburg are termed hemorrhagic fever becuase paitents will....
a)
spasm
b)
bleed profusely
c)
go into cardiac arrest
d)
go blind
16.
The mortality rate of Ebola Sudan is....
a)
25%
b)
76
c)
50%
d)
41
17.
True or False, Ebola and Marburg are air-borne viruses..
a)
True
b)
False
18.
In Ebola, what two organs were hardened due to the virus
a)
appendix and heart
b)
liver and spleen
c)
lungs and kidneys
19.
Who was the first case of Ebola?
a)
Madeline Drexler
b)
Mr. Yu. G
c)
Deborah Asnis
d)
Denise Grady
20.
Ebola Zaire had a mortality rate of ....
a)
90%
b)
35%
c)
10%
d)
80%
21.
Where did the three factory workers work that were infected with Marburg?
a)
computer company
b)
vaccine producing company Behring Works
c)
pill bottle company
22.
Symptoms of Marburg include...
a)
osteoporosis
b)
sloughed-off body tissue
c)
kidney failure
d)
bleeding of the lungs
23.
Ebola is most known for the outbreak ....
a)
in Germany
b)
at the Reston Monkey House
c)
in the Philippines
24.
How were human beings infected with Marburg?
a)
handling monkeys
b)
working on farms
c)
living near bats
25.
Which of the following is a possible treatment of Ebola?
a)
Injecting infected people with Ebola antibodies of a survivor
b)
medicine
c)
decontamination
26.
Marburg killed about ____% of the people infected..
a)
45%
b)
25%
c)
85%
d)
75%
27.
A hot virus, such as Marburg, can be cured and has a preventable vaccine... true or false
a)
true
b)
false
28.
In which Western-African country was the first outbreak of Lassa fever?
a)
Nigeria
b)
Kenya
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Libya
29.
Who did the first known case of Lassa fever affect in 1969?
a)
American Nurses
b)
African Nurses
c)
Civilians
d)
Scientists
30.
Where was the first case of Lassa fever in the United States?
a)
Chicago
b)
New York
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Los Angeles
31.
What is the mode of transportation for Lassa?
a)
Rat urine
b)
Fleas on animals
c)
Bats
d)
Rabid dogs
32.
Which of the following is not a symptom of Lassa fever?
a)
High fever
b)
Throat ulcers
c)
Severe hemorrhaging
d)
Blistering of the skin
33.
Which disease is similar to Lassa fever?
a)
Marburg
b)
Hantavirus
c)
West Nile Virus
d)
Dengue
34.
Is Lassa fever airborne?
a)
Yes
b)
No
35.
How many Africans die of Lassa fever each year?
a)
2,000
b)
3,000
c)
5,000
d)
6,000
36.
What is the mortality rate of Lassa fever?
a)
1%
b)
50%
c)
15%
d)
5%
37.
Which group of people has the highest mortality rate for Lassa fever?
a)
Pregnant Women
b)
Middle-Aged Men
c)
Children
d)
Elderly
38.
What is the treatment for Lassa fever?
a)
Ribavirin
b)
Fentanyl
c)
Hydrocodone
d)
Gabapentin
39.
Who does Lassa fever primarily affect?
a)
Adults
b)
Children
c)
Babies
40.
What year did Lassa fever come to the United States?
a)
1989
b)
1969
c)
1979
d)
1999
41.
What shape is the Lassa fever virus?
a)
Spherical
b)
Spiral
c)
Rod
d)
Square
42.
The mode of transmission (vector) of Dengue is?
a)
mouse
b)
A. aegypti. mosquito
c)
bat
d)
spider
43.
The mortality rate of hemorrhagic Dengue is what percent?
a)
15
b)
45
c)
20
d)
70
44.
Dengue is often referred to as what?
a)
breakbone fever
b)
devil's back bone
c)
hemorrhagic fever
45.
What is a symptom of Dengue?
a)
bone and joint pain
b)
bloody urine
c)
coughing
d)
vomiting
46.
A symptom of hemorrhagic Dengue is what?
a)
cold sweats
b)
internal bleeding
c)
vomiting
d)
diarrhea
47.
Dengue is mostly airborne throughout which continent?
a)
Asia
b)
North America,
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
48.
The major outbreaks of Dengue occurred in what years?
a)
1981, 1998
b)
1974, 1991
c)
1925, 1945
49.
In 1985 a ship from Japan that carried mosquitoes carrying Dengue sailed into ________.
a)
Texas
b)
Florida
c)
Louisianna
d)
California
50.
By 1994, 2,248 cases of reported Dengue were confirmed in the ____________.
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
United States
d)
South America
51.
There is a vaccine for Dengue.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
The only way to fight Dengue is to what?
a)
fight the mosquito vector
b)
getting vaccines
c)
taking medicine
d)
drinking tea
53.
Mosquitoes carrying Dengue thrive in what condition?
a)
standing water
b)
warm climate
c)
tropical region
d)
pools
54.
_________ people are infected with Dengue annually, but if infected with milder form they recover in ____ days.
a)
50 million, 10
b)
60 million, 14
c)
25 thousand, 18
d)
50 thousand, 5
55.
Dengue is an _________ meaning it is spread by the bite of an arthropod.
a)
filovirus
b)
arbovirus
56.
Hantavirus is spread by what animal?
a)
Chicken
b)
Deer Mice
c)
Cat
d)
Flea
57.
(Hantavirus) In New Mexico there were how many deer mice per square acre?
a)
6000
b)
500
c)
2300
d)
4000
58.
Symptoms of Hantavirus include...
a)
Diarrhea
b)
Loss of appetite
c)
Fever, internal bleeding, and kidney failure
d)
Vomiting
59.
What was Hantavirus first named?
a)
Korean Hemorrhagic Fever
b)
Hepatitis B
c)
Marburg
d)
Ebola
60.
(Hantavirus) Why was it given the name Hantaan?
a)
In honor of a mountain
b)
In honor of a nearby volcano
c)
In honor of a corn field
d)
In honor of the river in Korea
61.
Hantavirus was first discovered in what tissues of the rats?
a)
Lung
b)
Kidney
c)
Spleen
d)
Heart
62.
Who was called in when Hantavirus struck the United States?
a)
Government
b)
Major
c)
CDC
d)
Head of City Counsil
63.
(Hantavirus) What were the four corners?
a)
Montana, Washington, California, and Oregon
b)
New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah
c)
Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York
d)
Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas
64.
(Hantavirus) What were the four corners?
a)
Montana, Washington, California, and Oregon
b)
New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah
c)
Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York
d)
Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas
66.
(Hantavirus) An Indian and his fiance died how many days apart?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
3
d)
5
66.
(Hantavirus) An Indian and his fiance died how many days apart?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
3
d)
5
67.
Doctors became alarmed when they had a patient that was fine one morning and dead that night... They found that Hantavirus was a?
a)
Slow Killer
b)
Fast Killer
c)
Consistent Killer
d)
Inconsistent Killer
68.
The mortality rate for Hantavirus is approaching what percent?
a)
40
b)
20
c)
65
d)
30
69.
Is there a vaccine for Hantavirus?
a)
Yes
b)
No
70.
Scientists conducted an experimental vaccine against certain strains of Hantavirus using what virus?
a)
Small Pox
b)
Marburg
c)
Cow Pox
d)
Ebola
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