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Epidemiology Review!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which disease did Dr John Snow help stop the spread of?

a)

Malaria

b)

Cholera

c)

Dengue

d)

COVID-19

2.

What is the mode of transmission for COVID-19?

a)

Contact

b)

Airborne

c)

Both A & B

d)

None of the above

3.

Where did COVID-19 first emerge?

a)

Shanghai, China

b)

Milan, Italy

c)

Florence, Italy

d)

Wuhan, China

4.

Where did the Spanish flu first emerge?

a)

Madrid, Spain

b)

Barcelona, Spain

c)

Kansas

d)

Kentucky

5.

Which country is currently leading the world in vaccination rates?

a)

Israel

b)

Russia

c)

New Zealand

d)

Madagascar

6.

What vector is responsible for spreading malaria?

a)

Ticks

b)

Mosquitoes

c)

Rats

d)

Bats

7.

What war was going on during the Spanish flu pandemic, taking resources away from the US?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Korean War

8.

Which city reopened too soon during the Spanish flu pandemic, leading to spike in cases?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

New York City

c)

San Francisco

d)

St Louis

9.

Which of the following vaccines is not (yet) approved in the US?

a)

Pfizer

b)

AstraZeneca

c)

Johnson & Johnson

d)

Moderna

10.

Which of the following countries has not been the first to report a new variant/strain of COVID-19?

a)

Great Britian

b)

South Africa

c)

France

d)

Brazil

11.

Which of the following vaccines has the highest efficacy rate?

a)

Pfizer

b)

Moderna

c)

Johnson & Johnson

12.

What types of environments are more likely to have high cases of malaria?

a)

Cold, polar environments

b)

Hot, dry environments

c)

Temperate environments

d)

Hot, wet environments

13.

If someone dies of cholera, what was likely the thing that caused them to pass?

a)

High temperature

b)

Stroke

c)

Dehydration

d)

Blood clots

14.

Which organ system does COVID-19 impact the most?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Digestive

c)

Circulatory

d)

Cardiovascular

15.

Why is COVID-19 called such? (For example, why is it not "COVID-20" or "COVID-18"?)

a)

The 19 represents the first 19 people who fell ill

b)

A group of 19 scientists discovered COVID

c)

COVID was first discovered in 2019

d)

There are 19 symptoms of COVID