Deck 24: Emerging Infectious Diseases

Question 1

Which of the following diseases can be transmitted by a tick?

A)Botulism
B)Anthrax
C)Tularemia
D)MRSA

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The lead federal agency whose primary responsibility is to protect the people of the United States from infectious diseases is the __________.

Answer 2

CDC

Question 3

CDC stands for

A)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
B)Children's Disease Center.
C)Central Disaster Control Center.
D)Central Drug Evaluation and Control Center.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Protozoan emerging and reemerging diseases generally belong to group

A)I.
B)II.
C)III.
D)IV.

Question 5

Which of the following organisms belongs in the group I category?

A)Francisella tularensis
B)Clostridium difficile
C)Helicobacter pylori
D)Bacillus anthracis

Question 6

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.
a.Program to reinforce the identification and response to emerging diseases around the world
b.Primary responsibility is to protect people in the United States from infectious diseases
c.Regulations to address a global approach to prevent, detect, and respond to any public health threat of international concern
d.Classifies infectious diseases into three categories
e.Provides instructions for destroying bioterrorism weapons
f.Assigns hospitals as primary response sites in cases of pandemic
CDC

Question 7

Which of the following diseases is considered to fall in the group II category?

A)Anthrax
B)Lyme disease
C)Mumps
D)Smallpox

Question 8

Which of the following infectious diseases is considered to be a reemerging disease?

A)AIDS
B)Ebola
C)West Nile virus
D)Tuberculosis

Question 9

The Marburg virus was originally spread by

A)laboratory rats.
B)birds.
C)green monkeys.
D)wild turkeys.

Question 10

Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the fecal-oral route?

A)Ehrlichiosis
B)Peptic ulcer
C)Lyme disease
D)Tularemia

Question 11

The establishment and further spreading of an infectious disease within a new population is a process called

A)emergence.
B)adoption.
C)inclusion.
D)appearance.

Question 12

Acanthamebiasis is a group __________ emerging/reemerging infectious disease.

Question 13

Small changes in the viral coat that happen over time are referred to as antigenic __________.

Question 14

Which of the following infectious disease is considered a newly emerging disease?

A)Hantavirus
B)Malaria
C)Tuberculosis
D)Chlamydia

Question 15

"Fifth disease" is caused by __________.

Question 16

The Hendra virus is transmitted by __________.

Question 17

Group II category diseases as established by the NIAID include

A)new foodborne pathogens.
B)diseases considered eradicated.
C)diseases used specifically as bioterrorism agents.
D)reemerging diseases.

Question 18

The United Nations estimates that by the year 2050 more than __________ of the world's population will live in urban areas.

A)35%
B)56%
C)60%
D)69%

Question 19

Anthrax would be considered a group __________ emerging/reemerging disease.

Question 20

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.
a.Program to reinforce the identification and response to emerging diseases around the world
b.Primary responsibility is to protect people in the United States from infectious diseases
c.Regulations to address a global approach to prevent, detect, and respond to any public health threat of international concern
d.Classifies infectious diseases into three categories
e.Provides instructions for destroying bioterrorism weapons
f.Assigns hospitals as primary response sites in cases of pandemic
NIAID

Question 21

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.
a.Program to reinforce the identification and response to emerging diseases around the world
b.Primary responsibility is to protect people in the United States from infectious diseases
c.Regulations to address a global approach to prevent, detect, and respond to any public health threat of international concern
d.Classifies infectious diseases into three categories
e.Provides instructions for destroying bioterrorism weapons
f.Assigns hospitals as primary response sites in cases of pandemic
IEIP

Question 22

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.
a.Program to reinforce the identification and response to emerging diseases around the world
b.Primary responsibility is to protect people in the United States from infectious diseases
c.Regulations to address a global approach to prevent, detect, and respond to any public health threat of international concern
d.Classifies infectious diseases into three categories
e.Provides instructions for destroying bioterrorism weapons
f.Assigns hospitals as primary response sites in cases of pandemic
IHR