HOSA(Common Childhood Vaccine Preventable Diseases)

Question 1

What virus causes the disease Measles?

Answer 1

Rubeola Virus

Question 2

What virus causes the disease Mumps?

Answer 2

Mumps Virus(Paramyxovirus)

Question 3

What disease is also known as “German Measles”?

Answer 3

Rubella(caused by the Rubella Virus)

Question 4

What causes Whooping Cough?

Answer 4

A type of bacteria, Bordetella Pertussis

Question 5

What is the disease Diphtheria caused by?

Answer 5

A type of bacteria, Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

Question 6

What disease is caused by the bacteria Clostridium Tetani?

Answer 6

Tetanus

Question 7

What virus causes chickenpox?

Answer 7

Varicella Zoster

Question 8

What virus causes pneumonia and meningitis?

Answer 8

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B(HiB)

Question 9

What disease caused by the Poliomyelitis Virus has a paralytic form?

Answer 9

Polio

Question 10

What bacteria causes meningitis?

Answer 10

Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Question 11

What does the MMR Vaccine prevent?

Answer 11

Measles, Mumps and Rubella

Question 12

What vaccine prevents Diphtheria?

Answer 12

The Pertussis, Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine

Question 13

What does the HIB Vaccine prevent?

Answer 13

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B

Question 14

What Vaccine prevents polio?

Answer 14

The Polio Vaccine

Question 15

What is a characteristic of Mumps?

Answer 15

Painful swelling of paranoid glands

Question 16

What are signs and symptoms of Tetanus?

Answer 16

Lockjaw, muscle spasms, stiff neck