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Communicable Disease

Question 1 of 13

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Cholera is a highly contagious ( bacterial, viral, fungal ) disease that can be caused by ( ingesting contaminated food or water, sexual intercourse, mosquito bites, animal bites ).
It attacks the ( small intestine, large intestine, lungs, brain ) and produces a toxin that causes diarrhea. among other complications.

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Question 2 of 13

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Tuberculosis is a ( bacterial, fungal, viral ) disease that spreads via ( coughing or sneezing, animal bites, sexual intercourse, ingesting contaminated food or water, insect bites ).
If the immune system is weakened, the tuberculosis may spread to the lungs, where it settles in ( alveolar macrophages, pneumocytes, epithelial cells ), causing symptoms like ( heavy coughing, diarrhea, tumours, obesity, a rash ).

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Question 3 of 13

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Chalara Dieback is a ( fungal, bacterial, viral ) disease of ash trees, which normally spreads ( by air, by water, via birds, via pests ) in the summer months.
Symptoms include blackening and withering shoots and necrosis of leaves.

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Question 4 of 13

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Malaria is a dangerous tropical disease caused by various ( Plasmodium, Anopheles, Kupffer, Pylori ) parasites and carried by ( mosquitoes, rats, trees, birds, ticks ).
The parasite first develops in the salivary glands and intestines of the carrier, then after it has entered the body of a human or ape, it travels through ( blood, water, oxygen, bile ) to the liver, where it can mature and then break out of the liver and into the bloodstream once again.

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Question 5 of 13

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Helicobacter Ulcers are caused by the Helicobacter Pylori ( bacterium, virus, fungus ), which is carried in the stomachs of around 40% of the population.
Nobody is sure exactly how H. Pylori infects people however since it is more common in people living in ( crowded areas with poor sanitation, metropolitan areas, rural areas, areas with high levels of sanitation ), the bacteria is most likely passed down through ( food or water, air, bodily fluids ) contaminated with spit or stool from a H.Pylori carrier.

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Question 6 of 13

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Ebola is a highly contagious ( viral, bacterial, fungal ) disease. It is spread by ( fruit bats, porcupines, apes, birds, spiders ) to other animals, including humans, as well as via ( open wounds, bodily fluids, contaminated water, bodily fluids, open wounds, contaminated water, contaminated stool, open wounds ) and breakages in the skin.

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Question 7 of 13

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HIV, is a ( viral, bacterial, fungal ) disease that can be transmitted via ( bodily fluids, insect bites, animal bites, contaminated water ) and sexual intercourse, that attacks ( CD4 white blood cells, CD5 white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, macrophages ) in the immune system. Primary symptoms of having the HIV virus include a ( flu, cholera, AIDS, tuberculosis )-like illness for 2-6 weeks, red rashes, tiredness, weakness and fever.

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Question 8 of 13

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What does AIDS stand for?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Auto-Immune Deficiency Syndrome

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

  • Auto-Immune Deficiency Symptom

  • Activated Immune Deficiency Symptom

  • Activated Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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Question 9 of 13

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Match the transmission type to the disease:
HIV:
Malaria:
Cholera:

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    Horizontal
    Vector-Borne
    Vehicle-Borne

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Question 10 of 13

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What is the name given to a type of cancer that can come as a result of AIDS, leaving very visible marks on the skin, particularly the face?

Select one of the following:

  • Karposis Sarcoma

  • Necrosis

  • Caseous Necrosis

  • Caseous Sarcosis

  • Caseous Karposis

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Question 11 of 13

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Which of these is a disease that is Vehicle-Borne?

Select one of the following:

  • Malaria

  • Tetanus

  • HIV

  • AIDS

  • German Measles

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Question 12 of 13

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Which of these is a disease that is Vertically Transmitted?

Select one of the following:

  • Tetanus

  • Influenza

  • German Measles

  • Malaria

  • Rabies

  • Salmonella

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Question 13 of 13

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Match the treatments to the disease:
Tuberculosis:
Malaria:
Ebola:

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    IV Drips, Quarantine
    Artemisinin-based combination therapy
    Antibiotics
    Radiotherapy

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