Questions - Arboviruses

Question 1

What is one of the most serious mosquito-borne disease in the US?

Answer 1

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)

Question 2

What virus accounts for the largest number of viral encephalitis in the US?

Answer 2

West Nile Encephalitis (WNEV)

Question 3

Which are the only known arboviruses that have adapted to humans and don’t need animal reservoirs?

Answer 3

Zika and Dengue

Question 4

Which is the first flavivirus with an effective vaccine?

Answer 4

Yellow fever

Question 5

Which is the only arbovirus that we have a vaccine for?

Answer 5

Japanese Encephalitis

Question 6

Which is the only arbovirus with sexual transmission?

Answer 6

Zika Virus

Question 7

Which is the only arbovirus with joint pain?

Answer 7

Zika Virus

Question 8

Does malnutrition make Measles worse?

Answer 8

Yes. Add Vitamin A to the diet.

Question 9

Which arboviruses are found in blood?

Answer 9

West Nile, Zika, Japanese Encephalitis, JC Virus

Question 10

Which arbovirus has been shown to cause Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults in French Polynesia (severe neurological complication)?

Answer 10

Zika Virus

Question 11

Which virus causes progressive multi-focal leukoncephalopathy?

Answer 11

JC Virus