Final Exam Zoonoses

Question 1

Diseases that people get from other people

Answer 1

Anthroponoses

Question 2

Infectious diseases that people get form animals, either directly or indirectly

Answer 2

Zoonoses

Question 3

How is Taenia solium transmitted to humans?

Answer 3

Eating pork infected with cysts

Question 4

What does Taenia solium cause in humans?

Answer 4

Neurocysticercosis

Question 5

Signs of Taenia solium in humans?

Answer 5

epilepsy, seizures, behavioral changes, blindness

Question 6

What is the primary host of Taenia solium

Answer 6

Humans

Question 7

What is the intermediate host of taenia solium

Answer 7

Pigs

Question 8

Acute, progressive encephalomyelitis

Answer 8

Rabies

Question 9

What is the reservoir for hantaviruses

Answer 9

rodents

Question 10

How is hantavirus transmitted?

Answer 10

aerosol or bite

Question 11

How is anthrax transmitted?

Answer 11

aresol

Question 12

What are signs of brucellosis?

Answer 12

fever, abortion, neurologic,

Question 13

How is brucella spp transmitted?

Answer 13

Ingestion, mucous memb. exposure, or percutaneous inoculation

Question 14

How is borrelioses transmitted?

Answer 14

ticks

Question 15

2 types of zonotic borrelia

Answer 15

lyme disease type

relapsing fever type

Question 16

How is West Nile Virus transmitted

Answer 16

mosquito bite