Agent/Host
Name 3 diseases transmitted by mosquitoes.
Malaria, Dengue, Zika, West Nile Fever, Rift Valley Fever.
Which disease is spread by inhaling rodent urine, droppings, or saliva?
Hanta Virus
What is the most effective way to prevent norovirus transmission?
Handwashing with soap and water.
In what year was SARS first identified?
SARS
Which disease is named after a Japanese researcher?
Shigellosis
Name 2 diseases spread by insects other than mosquitoes.
Which disease can be transmitted through both mosquito bites and sexual contact?
Zika
What life-threatening complication can develop from severe dengue due to plasma leakage and bleeding?
DHF (Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever)
In what year was the first human case of West Nile virus reported in the United States?
1999
Which disease was discovered by a Malaysian named Kaw Bing Chua?
Nipah Virus
Name 3 diseases caused by bacteria.
Besides the bite of the kissing bug, what is another important route of Chagas disease transmission?
Congenital transmission (mother to baby)
What disease cause inflammation of liver?
Hepatitis A
What disease was first identified in 2012 in Saudi Arabia?
MERS
Who discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in 1882?
Robert Koch
What disease primarily has camels as its animal reservoir?
MERS
Which disease is commonly spread through contaminated oysters harvested from polluted waters?
Norovirus
Name 3 vaccine preventable diseases.
Tuberculosis, Cholera,Mpox, Hepatitis A, Meningococcal Meningitis, Avian Flu,Pertussis
What disease was discovered in 1976 at a convention?
legionnaires disease
Which disease disproportionately affects travelers who drink contaminated water or eat contaminated food?
Hepatitis A, Cholera
Which disease on this list is spread by inhaling contaminated water droplets rather than drinking contaminated water?
Legionellosis
Which disease can spread through contaminated food handled by an infected food worker?
Norovirus, Salmonella, Hepatits A
What is the type of mosquito that carries West Nile?
Culex
What decade was smallpox eradicated?
1980
Which English physician is known as the "Father of Immunology" for developing the smallpox vaccine?
Edward Jenner