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WorksheetsZoonotic Diseases
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does the word "zoonotic" mean?
from animals
from humans
from a zoo
coming soon
How are zoonotic diseases transmitted to humans?
close contact with infected animals
eating infected animals
vectors like ticks and mosquitoes
all of these
Which common domestic animals carry zoonotic viruses? (Choose all that apply.)
pigs
cats
chickens
dogs
In the past 10 years, flu virus outbreaks from these animals have started in the US.
pigs
cats
chickens
dogs
Influenza carried by pigs is called
swine flu
pig flu
pork flu
bacon bloat
Influenza viruses carried by chicken and ducks is called
poultry plague
duck dengue
fowl fever
avian flu
Zoonotic diseases can jump from one kind of animal to another
true
false
flue
tralse
The SARS-CoV-2 virus originated from this animal
Scientists believe the virus may have jumped to this animal, which was then caught and sold in Wuhan, China
Zoonotic diseases are becoming more common because: choose all that apply
people live further away from wild animals
habitat destruction makes wild animals closer to people
there are more livestock to supply food to growing population
larger human population lets viruses spread faster
True or false: all pigs and chickens carry flu viruses
false
true
