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Infectious Diseases Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cholera is caused by which organism?

a)

Vibrio cholerae

b)

Salmonella typhi

c)

Shigella dysenteriae

d)

Plasmodium falciparum

2.

The characteristic “rice-water stool” is seen in:

a)

Typhoid

b)

Hepatitis A

c)

Cholera

d)

Traveller’s diarrhoea

3.

The primary organ affected in Hepatitis A is:

a)

Kidney

b)

Liver

c)

Lungs

d)

Brain

4.

Typhoid fever is most commonly transmitted via:

a)

Aerosols

b)

Feco-oral route

c)

Vectors

d)

Animal bites

5.

The vaccine available for prevention among food/water-borne diseases is for:

a)

Cholera

b)

Hepatitis A

c)

Traveller’s diarrhoea

d)

None of the above

6.

Traveller’s diarrhoea is most commonly due to:

a)

ETEC

b)

HSV-2

c)

HBV

d)

Treponema pallidum

7.

Which STD targets the immune system’s CD4+ T cells?

a)

Syphilis

b)

HIV

c)

Gonorrhoea

d)

Hepatitis-B

8.

Which STD is caused by a spirochete bacterium?

a)

Genital herpes

b)

Syphilis

c)

HIV

d)

Gonorrhoea

9.

A nearly 100% fatal disease once symptoms appear is:

a)

Hepatitis-B

b)

Rabies

c)

Malaria

d)

Dengue

10.

Chronic infection with Hepatitis-B virus may lead to:

a)

Renal failure

b)

Cardiac arrhythmia

c)

Liver cirrhosis

d)

Thyroid imbalance

11.

The causative agent of Gonorrhoea is:

a)

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

b)

Vibrio cholerae

c)

Plasmodium vivax

d)

Treponema pallidum

12.

Genital Herpes is typically caused by:

a)

HSV-1 and HSV-2

b)

HIV-1

c)

HBV

d)

HPV

13.

Malaria is transmitted by the bite of:

a)

Aedes mosquito

b)

Anopheles mosquito

c)

Culex mosquito

d)

Sandfly

14.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is primarily associated with:

a)

Plasma leakage and shock

b)

Paralysis

c)

Neurological damage

d)

Liver cirrhosis

15.

COVID-19 is caused by a virus belonging to which group?

a)

Retrovirus

b)

Coronavirus

c)

Paramyxovirus

d)

Flavivirus

16.

The zoonotic disease among the following is:

a)

Typhoid

b)

Cholera

c)

Rabies

d)

Syphilis

17.

Which mosquito species spreads Dengue?

a)

Aedes aegypti

b)

Anopheles stephensi

c)

Anopheles culicifacies

d)

Culex quinquefasciatus

18.

Which disease can be transmitted from mother to child during childbirth?

a)

Gonorrhoea

b)

Syphilis

c)

HIV

d)

All of the above

19.

The latent stage is characteristic of which STD?

a)

HIV

b)

Syphilis

c)

Hepatitis-B

d)

Genital herpes

20.

“Breakbone fever” refers to:

a)

Dengue

b)

Chikungunya

c)

Influenza

d)

Typhoid

21.

Which among the following has a highly effective vaccine?

a)

Genital herpes

b)

HIV

c)

Hepatitis-B

d)

Gonorrhoea

22.

The stage of malaria infective to humans is:

a)

Sporozoite

b)

Gametocyte

c)

Merozoite

d)

Oocyst

23.

The “step-ladder pattern” of fever is classically associated with:

a)

Typhoid

b)

Dengue

c)

Malaria

d)

Hepatitis A

24.

Dengue vectors mainly bite during:

a)

Late night

b)

Dawn and dusk

c)

Daytime

d)

Only indoors

25.

Rabies virus is primarily:

a)

Neurotropic

b)

Hepatotropic

c)

Nephrotropic

d)

Dermatotropic

26.

Which Plasmodium species causes the most severe form of malaria?

a)

P. vivax

b)

P. malariae

c)

P. falciparum

d)

P. ovale

27.

Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT/ORS) is critical in management of:

a)

HIV

b)

Cholera

c)

Rabies

d)

Malaria

28.

Aedes mosquitoes breed primarily in:

a)

Flowing river water

b)

Stagnant clean water containers

c)

Sewage drains

d)

Flooded agricultural fields

29.

The term “opportunistic infection” is strongly associated with:

a)

Dengue

b)

COVID-19

c)

AIDS

d)

Hepatitis A

30.

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is recommended for:

a)

Hepatitis A

b)

Rabies

c)

Dengue

d)

Traveller’s diarrhoea