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WorksheetsInfectious Diseases Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Cholera is caused by which organism?
Vibrio cholerae
Salmonella typhi
Shigella dysenteriae
Plasmodium falciparum
The characteristic “rice-water stool” is seen in:
Typhoid
Hepatitis A
Cholera
Traveller’s diarrhoea
The primary organ affected in Hepatitis A is:
Kidney
Liver
Lungs
Brain
Typhoid fever is most commonly transmitted via:
Aerosols
Feco-oral route
Vectors
Animal bites
The vaccine available for prevention among food/water-borne diseases is for:
Cholera
Hepatitis A
Traveller’s diarrhoea
None of the above
Traveller’s diarrhoea is most commonly due to:
ETEC
HSV-2
HBV
Treponema pallidum
Which STD targets the immune system’s CD4+ T cells?
Syphilis
HIV
Gonorrhoea
Hepatitis-B
Which STD is caused by a spirochete bacterium?
Genital herpes
Syphilis
HIV
Gonorrhoea
A nearly 100% fatal disease once symptoms appear is:
Hepatitis-B
Rabies
Malaria
Dengue
Chronic infection with Hepatitis-B virus may lead to:
Renal failure
Cardiac arrhythmia
Liver cirrhosis
Thyroid imbalance
The causative agent of Gonorrhoea is:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Vibrio cholerae
Plasmodium vivax
Treponema pallidum
Genital Herpes is typically caused by:
HSV-1 and HSV-2
HIV-1
HBV
HPV
Malaria is transmitted by the bite of:
Aedes mosquito
Anopheles mosquito
Culex mosquito
Sandfly
Dengue hemorrhagic fever is primarily associated with:
Plasma leakage and shock
Paralysis
Neurological damage
Liver cirrhosis
COVID-19 is caused by a virus belonging to which group?
Retrovirus
Coronavirus
Paramyxovirus
Flavivirus
The zoonotic disease among the following is:
Typhoid
Cholera
Rabies
Syphilis
Which mosquito species spreads Dengue?
Aedes aegypti
Anopheles stephensi
Anopheles culicifacies
Culex quinquefasciatus
Which disease can be transmitted from mother to child during childbirth?
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis
HIV
All of the above
The latent stage is characteristic of which STD?
HIV
Syphilis
Hepatitis-B
Genital herpes
“Breakbone fever” refers to:
Dengue
Chikungunya
Influenza
Typhoid
Which among the following has a highly effective vaccine?
Genital herpes
HIV
Hepatitis-B
Gonorrhoea
The stage of malaria infective to humans is:
Sporozoite
Gametocyte
Merozoite
Oocyst
The “step-ladder pattern” of fever is classically associated with:
Typhoid
Dengue
Malaria
Hepatitis A
Dengue vectors mainly bite during:
Late night
Dawn and dusk
Daytime
Only indoors
Rabies virus is primarily:
Neurotropic
Hepatotropic
Nephrotropic
Dermatotropic
Which Plasmodium species causes the most severe form of malaria?
P. vivax
P. malariae
P. falciparum
P. ovale
Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT/ORS) is critical in management of:
HIV
Cholera
Rabies
Malaria
Aedes mosquitoes breed primarily in:
Flowing river water
Stagnant clean water containers
Sewage drains
Flooded agricultural fields
The term “opportunistic infection” is strongly associated with:
Dengue
COVID-19
AIDS
Hepatitis A
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is recommended for:
Hepatitis A
Rabies
Dengue
Traveller’s diarrhoea
