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Agronomy (Quinine)

Question 1 of 18

1

What is derived from the bark of several species of Cinchona

Select one of the following:

  • Quinine

  • Cinchona

Explanation

Question 2 of 18

1

Where were the first records of Malaria found?

Select one of the following:

  • Greece

  • Egypt

  • Africa

Explanation

Question 3 of 18

1

______________ can be used to provide protection to risk groups, especially young children and pregnant women in hig
transmission areas.

Select one of the following:

  • insecticidal nets and Indoor residual spraying

  • antimalarial nets

Explanation

Question 4 of 18

1

The genus of protozoan vertebrate blood parasites that includes the causal agents of malaria

Select one of the following:

  • Plasmodium

  • Anopheles

  • chloroquine

Explanation

Question 5 of 18

1

You are most likely to die from

Select one of the following:

  • cancer

  • heart disease

  • stroke

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Explanation

Question 6 of 18

1

Several strains of the malarial parasite developed resistance to ____________ which caused malaria t become one the of world's leading re-emerging infectious diseases

Select one of the following:

  • Chloroquine

  • Plasmodium

Explanation

Question 7 of 18

1

What permitted the European conquest of the tropics?

Select one of the following:

  • quinine

  • cinchona

Explanation

Question 8 of 18

1

Individuals who inherit ___________ hemoglobin genes with the sickle-cell mutation become ill and often die prematurely, but those who inherit only _________ gene with the mutation ar resistant to malaria

Select one of the following:

  • two, one

  • one, two

Explanation

Question 9 of 18

1

Malaria is caused by a parasite called

Select one of the following:

  • Plasmodium

  • Glasmodium

  • Chloroquine

Explanation

Question 10 of 18

1

Current world population is

Select one of the following:

  • 8.2 billion

  • 7.2 billion

  • 6.2 billion

Explanation

Question 11 of 18

1

Only certain species of female mosquitoes of the _____________ genus can transmit malaria

Select one of the following:

  • Anopheles

  • Alopheles

  • Manopheles

Explanation

Question 12 of 18

1

Plant extracted anti-malarial drugs include

Select one of the following:

  • quinine and artemisinin

  • quinine and cinchona

Explanation

Question 13 of 18

1

What percentage of all childhood deaths in Africa are due to malaria?

Select one of the following:

  • 30%

  • 40%

  • 20%

Explanation

Question 14 of 18

1

Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called

Select one of the following:

  • plasmodium

  • anopheles

  • chloroquine

Explanation

Question 15 of 18

1

The Countess of ChinchoĢn was cured of her malaria fever using the bark from a tree which was called afterwards

Select one of the following:

  • Cinchona

  • Minchona

  • Malrora

Explanation

Question 16 of 18

1

Mala aria means

Select one of the following:

  • bad air

  • bad breath

  • bad odor

Explanation

Question 17 of 18

1

plasmodium

Select one of the following:

  • Plasmodium falciparum

  • Anopheles albimanus

Explanation

Question 18 of 18

1

cinchona

Select one of the following:

  • Cinchona calisaya

  • Cinchona maloria

Explanation