Animals
What type of mosquito transmits malaria?
Anopheles
How many strains of polio exist?
3
What restaurant was the source of a first major e-coli outbreak in the U.S.?
Jack In the Box
What disease can be transmitted from person to person OR mosquitos?
Zika
What is the "danger zone" for food temperatures?
Between 41 and 135 degrees F
What is the name of the mosquito that transmits dengue and zika?
Aedes
SARS
Where was Shigella discovered?
Japan
What disease does the TDAP vaccine prevent?
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Name 2 diseases that affect neurologic areas.
Meningococcal meningitis, West Nile fever, Lyme disease, Mad Cow, Nipah virus, Marburg virus, Mpox
What serves as the natural reservoir for meningococcal meningitis?
Humans
What disease often affects the liver?
hepatitis A
Name three diseases named for location where they were first found.
West Nile, Zika, Nipah, Rift Valley Fever, Lyme, Legionella, Norovirus, MERS, Marburg
Which disease was the first disease in humans to be eradicated?
small pox
Name 3 diseases that are ancient diseases that are still prevalent around the world today.
Yellow fever, Syphilis, TB, rabies, the plague, polio
Name 3 zoonotic diseases.
Avian Flu
Mad Cow Disease
MERS
Nipah Virus
Marburg Virus
Mpox
Hantavirus
Rift Valley Fever
West Nile Fever
Lyme Disease
Chagas Disease
Salmonella
E. coli
Tuberculosis
SARS
Name 3 viral diseases.
Norovirus, West Nile Fever, Avian Flu, Polio, Smallpox
In what country is the Rift Valley?
Kenya
3
What disease was associated with BETTER living conditions in the US?
Polio
Squirrels are the most important host for what disease?
Mpox
Which two diseases on this list are caused by parasites rather than bacteria or viruses?
Malaria and Chagas Disease
What are four corners of US, where Hantavirus was discovered?
Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
Besides through food and drink, salmonella is transmitted through what interactions?
Touching pets like turtles
What is the acronym for the TB vaccine?
BCG