Question

Artemisinin would be a successful treatment for:

		cat-scratch disease
		malaria
		gram-negative sepsis
		ebola hemorrhagic fever

Which of the following is caused by a helminth?

		anthrax
		yellow fever
		schistosomiasis
		toxoplasmosis

Sydenham's chorea and subcutaneous nodules are notable symptoms of:

		rheumatic fever
		pneumonic plague
		infectious mononucleosis
		Chagas' disease

Match the following diseases with its corresponding characteristic.

Toxoplasmosis Tularemia Yellow fever Brucellosis Lyme disease Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

A. transmitted via contact with cat feces B. transmitted through contact with infected animals or insect bite C. notable symptom is jaundice D. notable symptom is rising and falling fever E. causative agent is Borrelia burgdorferi F. causative agent is Sin Nombre virus

Which organism is transmitted through the reduviid bug?

		Plasmodium vivax
		Yersinia pestis
		Streptococcus pyogenes
		Trypanosoma cruzi

Which disease is characterized by prolonged fever and rash after exposure to overcrowded living conditions?

		yellow fever
		chikungunya fever
		typhus fever
		cat-scratch disease

Answer 1

1. Correct answer:- (b) malaria
Explanation- Artemisinin based combination Therapy (ACT) is used in treatment of Malaria.

2. Correct answer:- (c) schistosomiasis
Explanation:- schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworm.

3. Correct answer:- (a) rheumatic fever
Explanation- rheumatic fever is a autoimmune inflammatory Diseases involving multiple systems.
- It is characterized by-
    Joints pain
    Pancarditis
    Sydenham chorea
    Erythematous
    Subcutaneous nodeule

4. Correct answer:-
(i) Toxoplasmosis :- (A) transmitted via contact
                                   with cat feces.

(ii) Tularemia :- (C) notable symptom is jaundice

(iii) yellow fever :- (D) notable symptom is rising and falling fever.

(iv) brucellosis :-(B) transmitted through contact with infected animals or insect bite.

(v) Lyme disease :- (E) causative agent is Borrelia
                                    burgdorferi

(vi) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome :- (F)    
            causative agent is Sin Nombre virus.

5. Correct answer:- (d) Trypanosoma cruzi
Explanation- Chagas is an infectious disease caused by a parasite found in the faeces trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted through redviid bug.

6. Correct answer:- typhus fever
Explanation:- typhus fever is characterized by prolonged fever and rash after exposure to overcrowded living conditions.