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SEGMENT 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From 1877 to 1977, smallpox has killed 500 million. It is spread primarily by touching an infected object or person. What virus caused such disease?

a)

hantavirus

b)

human immunodeficiency virus

c)

influenza virus

d)

variola virus

2.

Among the infectious disease that existed, Black Death was the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history killing 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and North Africa, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351. Which bacteria cause such disease?

a)

Lactobacillus

b)

Moraxella bovis

c)

Streptococcus

d)

Yersinia pestis

3.

The Spanish flu was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic. It infected 500 million people–about a third of the world's population at the time–in four successive waves. Which influenza virus caused this?

a)

Influenza A

b)

Influenza B

c)

Influenza C

d)

Influenza D

4.

This is an oral antiviral approved for the treatment of influenza in Japan. It selectively inhibits RNA polymerase, which is necessary for viral replication.

a)

Acyclovir

b)

Famciclovir

c)

Favipiravir

d)

Valacyclovir

5.

This is a medication used to prevent and treat malaria.

a)

Hydroxychloroquine

b)

Mefloquine

c)

Primaquine phosphate

d)

Quinine sulfate

6.

This is a type of corticosteroid medication that helps severe cases of COVID-19 by suppressing over an active immune response.

a)

Aristospan Intralesional

b)

Celestone

c)

Dexamethasone

d)

Prednisone Intensol

7.

The immune system protects the body from possibly harmful substances by recognizing and responding to antigens. This is an overreaction of the body's immune system.

a)

Anaphylaxis

b)

Cytokine storm

c)

Graft versus host disease

d)

Hypersensitivity

8.

The causative viral agent of the disease COVID-19 is _____. It is transmitted through respiratory droplets and enters cells via the ACE2 receptor found on alveolar epithelial cells.

a)

H3N2

b)

MERS-CoV

c)

SARS-CoV

d)

SARS-CoV-2

9.

He was a Chinese ophthalmologist who worked at Wuhan Central Hospital that issued emergency warnings to local hospitals about a number of mysterious pneumonia cases discovered in the city in the previous week on December 30, 2019.

a)

Hu Weifeng

b)

Li Wenliang

c)

Mei Zhongming

d)

Peng Yinhua

10.

What is the most effective protection measure against COVID-19?

a)

Handwashing

b)

Quarantine

c)

Social Distancing

d)

Wearing a mask