Chickenpox
What virus causes chickenpox?
Double jeopardy
Varicella-zoster
Where can Legionella (the bacteria) commonly be found?
Water environments
What animal can transmit malaria to humans?
Mosquito
Though not the most common symptom, what is a unique symptom of polio?
Paralysis
Bordetella pertussis causes this disease named after it's characteristic coughing sound.
Whooping cough
What symptom is chickenpox known for?
Rash and blisters
Which of the following is false?
Legionella is spread by contaminated water droplets.
Can be spread person-to-person.
Most people exposed to Legionella do not become ill.
Can be spread person-to-person.
What area(s) of the world are most at risk to get/have malaria?
Africa and Asia
What is the most common route of transmission of polio?
Fecal-oral route.
This is the only (human) disease to have been eradicated.
Smallpox
What disease does chickenpox develop into later in life?
Shingles
Which of the following preventative measures is false?
Pools and hot tubs do not have Legionella because of the chlorine.
Avoid smoking.
Avoid suspicious bodies of water.
All are correct.
Pools and hot tubs do not have Legionella because of the chlorine.
What are 2 ways to prevent malaria?
Don't get bitten by a mosquito, don't travel to endemic countries, sleep with mosquito nets, take anti-malarial pills, etc.
What are the 2 countries that still have the wild type of polio circulating. Name 1 of those countries.
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
This disease has been around since ancient times and is characterized by skin lesions and nerve damage which can result in numbness.
Double jeopardy.
Leprosy/Hansen's Disease
What vaccine is chickenpox included in?
MMRV
What are 3 symptoms of Legionella?
Fever, shortness of breath, muscle aches, confusion, diarrhea, cough, nausea, headache, coughing up blood, stomach pain.
What is the name of the parasite that causes malaria?
Plasmodium.
Who are the two scientists that created the first vaccines?
Double jeopardy.
Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
This disease is caused by a mosquito (not malaria), is commonly found in the subtropical areas of Africa and South America, with symptoms of fever, chills, jaundice (yellowing of the skin), and vomiting.
Yellow fever
In what year was the first live chickenpox vaccine developed?
1972
When do symptoms usually appear?
2-14 days after exposure.
What are the 3 primary ways malaria gets transmitted to humans?
1) Bite from an infected mosquito.
2) Sharing needles that have blood infected with malaria.
3) Mother-to-baby before or during delivery.
In what year was polio eradicated from the US?
1979
This is a rare disease most commonly caused by the Shiga toxin produced by the bacteria E. coli and Shigella dysenteriae and affects the kidneys, among other organs.
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome