Gin and tonics were consumed by the British military stationed in India to mask the taste of what malaria killing ingredient?
Quinine
100
What form of transmission causes the spread of Polio?
Fecal-oral route
100
Human infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is also referred to by what nickname?
Consumption OR the White Plague OR the Romantic Disease
100
The vast majority of HIV infections exist in what area of the world?
Sub-Saharan Africa
100
What Ebolavirus subtype resulted in the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa?
Zaire
200
This Genus of malaria causing parasite causes infections in humans.
Plasmodium
200
Polio related paralysis is due to the destruction of what?
Motor neurons
200
What gold standard diagnostic test was originally designed as a vaccine for Tb?
Tuberculin skin test
200
What two diseases discussed in class often result with a dual infection of HIV?
Tb and syphilis (would also accept malaria due to frequent blood transfusions)
200
Early stages of Ebola can be confused with what disease?
Malaria OR cholera OR typhoid fever OR meningitis
300
Complications from malaria are more prevalent in these three groups of people.
Pregnant women, HIV patients, and children
300
What other disease also results in immunity to one type of virus but not all 7 types?
Foot and Mouth Disease
300
Direct observation therapy is used to treat tuberculosis and prevent what?
Antibiotic resistant Tb
300
At what T-cell count range does an HIV patient become susceptible to opportunistic infections?
400 – 800
300
Ebola virus has been found hiding in what two anatomical locations from previously infected health staff during the 2014 epidemic?
Nervous system (brain;spinal tissue) AND eyeballs AND/OR sperm
400
What major historical empire fell due to a major epidemic of malaria named after said empire?
Roman Empire (“Roman Fever”)
400
This polio vaccine is more commonly used outside of the United States.
OPV
400
The BCG vaccine is created from what species of Mycobacterium?
Mycobacterium bovis
400
What three types of industry are negatively impacted by migratory workers in southern and eastern Africa as an economic societal effect on HIV/AIDS spread?
Mining, agriculture, and transportation
400
How long is the monitoring period for suspected infected individuals?
21 days
500
This species of malaria causing parasite is the most fatal in humans.
Plasmodium falciparium
500
What two countries remain polio-endemic?
Afghanistan and Pakistan
500
In the 1930s the vaccine for Tb was used to detect infections in what animal resulting in negative economic effects for US farmers?
Cows
500
Women in South Africa are infected at higher rates than men due to what reason?
Biological vulnerability OR gender inequality/inequity OR gender based violence
500
What is the suspected natural reservoir for the Ebola virus?