WorksheetsWater-related diseases - IGCSE Environmental Management
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How can bacteria enter drinking water?
a)
From sewage in cases of poor sanitation
b)
From aquifers
c)
From diseases
d)
From sanitation
2.
Are ALL bacteria pathogens?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
What are cholera and typhoid?
a)
diseases caused by water contaminated mainly with human faeces
b)
diseases caused by water contaminated by any pathogen
c)
diseases present in all non drinkable water
d)
pathogens that cause infectious diseases
4.
Which of the two water-borne diseases can develop symptoms a few hours after the infection?
a)
Cholera
b)
Typhoid
5.
Are there vaccines both for cholera and for typhoid?
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
Is antibiotics a treatment for cholera?
a)
No
b)
Yes
7.
Which of the two water-borne diseases has occurred more in the last decade?
a)
Typhoid
b)
Cholera
8.
Which is necessary to prevent the spread of cholera and typhoid? Mark ALL that apply
a)
Good sanitation
b)
Good hygiene
c)
Good food manipulation
d)
Living in urban areas
9.
Why is malaria different from cholera and typhoid?
a)
It is not transmitted by bacteria in water
b)
It is not transmitted by a parasite
c)
It is not transmitted in water
10.
Why is malaria considered a water-related disease?
a)
Its vector needs water to reproduce
b)
It is found in water
c)
It is transmitted by drinking water
11.
Which is the vector that transmits malaria?
a)
Female anopheles mosquito
b)
Anopheles mosquito
c)
Plasmodium parasite
12.
What is the pathogen agent of malaria?
a)
Plasmodium parasite
b)
Anopheles mosquito
13.
What is the approximate percentage of the countries affected by malaria?
a)
90
b)
50
c)
30
14.
What is the approximate percentage of the world population affected by malaria
a)
50
b)
30
15.
Which region of the world has the top record in deaths due to malaria?
a)
Sub-Saharan Africa
b)
Asia
c)
South America
16.
Some malaria symptoms are...
a)
Fever and chills
b)
Diarrhoea
c)
Vomits
17.
What is the best prevention and control for people who live in affected areas to avoid the spread of malaria?
a)
Avoiding mosquito bites
b)
Avoiding visiting malaria areas
c)
Avoiding contact with ill people
18.
People in areas where malaria exists can avoid mosquito bites by... (Mark ALL that apply)
a)
Only being outside at daytime
b)
Wearing clothes that cover most of their bodies
c)
Sleeping under mosquito nets
19.
Pouring oil onto the surface fo the water where mosquitoes breed...
a)
...is a measure that governments can take to control malaria
b)
...is not a valid measure to control malaria
20.
Draining wetland areas
a)
is a measure to remove mosquito-breeding sites
b)
is not a good way to prevent the spread of malaria
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