Mal, TB, HIV/AIDS quiz

Question 1

 A vector is

Answer 1

any organism that carries and transmits an infectious agent into another organism

Question 2

 the following set of symptoms is the hallmark of malarial infection:

Answer 2

Chills, fever, anemia

Question 3

 The symptoms of malaria in humans are a result of…

Answer 3

all merozoites bursting from the red blood cells simultaneously

Question 4

 An invading pathogen multiplies within your body prior to causing any signs or symptoms of disease. Which stage of disease development is this

Answer 4

Period of incubation

Question 5

 An infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis that does not cause an individual to fall ill is known as which of the following

Answer 5

latent infection

Question 6

 During reverse transcription, HIV X is converted to X

Choose:
RNA - DNA
DNA - RNA

Answer 6

RNA -DNA

Question 7

 horizontal disease transmission differs from vertical disease transmission, because Vertical transmission is from X, while horizontal transmission is X.

Answer 7

parent to child
non-hereditary

Question 8

 The life of plasmodium requires …

a) A Tsetse fly and human
b) A male anopheles mosquito and a human
c) a female anopheles mosquito and a human
d) either sex

Answer 8

C)

Question 9

 Chloroquine is capable of killing Plasmodium inside..

Answer 9

the red blood cells

Question 10

 A zoonotic infection/disease is an infection or disease that can be transmitted from an … to …

Answer 10

animal to a human

Question 11

 In 2020, there were how many estimated cases of malaria worldwide?

Answer 11

240 million

Question 12

 Malaria can still develop in patients that have been treated appropriately because …

Answer 12

Plasmodium in the liver can avoid being killed by the drugs

Question 13

 If the basal reproductive number of an infectious disease is 15, this means

Answer 13

: that a person with the infection will infect 15 others in a population where everyone is susceptible

Question 14

 Fainting is/is not a sign of having active tuberculosis

Answer 14

is not

Question 15

 The spread of infection in a population is expressed as

Answer 15

basal reproductive number

Question 16

 In the Mantoux PPD Tuberculin Skin test, the following is measured to figure out if the test is positive:

Answer 16

the Induration

Question 17

 Inflammation of the lungs that is caused by infectious organisms or chemical or physical irritants is known as:

Answer 17

pneumonia

Question 18

 A possible sign of immune deficiency =

Answer 18

diarrhoea

Question 19

 Malaria medication does not prevent you to get it: parasite still goes to your liver. Just before it goes to bloodstream, it will die. Gaps in medication = problems!

Answer 19

ok

Question 20

Multi-resistant TBC: symptoms occur after..

Answer 20

• Symptoms occur after 5,10,20 years

Question 21

What is schistosomiasis?

Answer 21

A worm that goes to your liver, then after 10 weeks to GI tract and bladder and lays eggs -> eggs to ouside bladder: bleeding

Question 22

Why does treatment against schistosomiasis not work (directly) after swimming?

Answer 22

 Treatment only works on adult worm (10-12 weeks waiting until you treat it)

Question 23

What could help against schistosomiasis?

Answer 23

Mosquito repellent before you go swimming could help

Question 24

Why could an infection with schisto be potentially dangerous?

Answer 24

Damage in bladder and GI tract increases chance of cancer bc of scar tissue