Vector-borne Diseases

Question 1

What is the virus that causes yellow fever, Dengue, and Zika disease?

Answer 1

Flaviviridae

Question 2

The ………. are a family of positive, single-
stranded, enveloped RNA viruses.
 They are found in arthropods, (primarily ticks and mosquitoes), and can occasionally infect humans.

Answer 2

Flaviviridae

Question 3

Other Flaviviruses are transmitted by ticks and are responsible of encephalitis and hemorrhagic diseases: such as ……….

Answer 3

Tick borne Encephalitis (TBE)

Question 4

Mosquito called ……… causes yellow fever, dengue fever, and zika virus, as well as Chikungunya virus

Answer 4

Aedes

Question 5

The mosquito …………. causes west nile virus and Japanese encephalitis

Answer 5

Culex

Question 6

Which ways can zika virus be transmitted?

Answer 6

Mosquito bites
From mother to fetus
Through sex

Question 7

Zika infection during pregnancy can cause a
birth defect of the brain called
……..

Answer 7

microcephaly

Question 8

What is a common symptom of Zika ?

Answer 8

Red eyes

Question 9

Which type of vector transmits chikugunya disease? and which family does this virus belong to?

Answer 9

Aedes mosquito

Togaviridae

Question 10

which type of flavivirdea infection may cause birth defect or miscarriage to a pregnant woman

Answer 10

zika infection

Question 11

what ways can Chikungunya virus be transmitted?

Answer 11

mosquito to human
vertically (mother to fetus)
blood products and organ donations

Question 12

blanching maculopaper rash on abdomen and polyarthralgia(joint pain) are symptoms of which disease?

Answer 12

Chikungunya

Question 13

which type of virus can cause polio-like paralysis?

Answer 13

west nile virus

Question 14

how can west nile virus be detected and diagnosed?

Answer 14

testing serum or cerebral spinal fluid to detect IgM antibodies specific to west nile