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Question 1

Which disease is caused by single celled microorganisms of the Plasmodium group and is most commonly spread by an infected female Anopheles mosquito?

Answer 1

Malaria

Question 2

Which tropical viral disease is mainly caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito?

Answer 2

Dengue

Question 3

Which virus was discovered in Uganda in 1937 and takes its name from Africa’s most well-known river?

Answer 3

West Nile Virus

Question 4

Which disease, spread primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, originated in Africa and spread to South America through the slave trade in the 17th century?

Answer 4

Yellow Fever

Question 5

Which disease involves occasional inflammation of the brain and is spread by Culex type mosquitoes?

Answer 5

Japanese Encephalitis

Question 6

What does the word ‘malaria’ derive from?

Answer 6

The Italian for ‘bad air’

The disease was associated with marshes and swamps.