Question

A person is most likely to contract diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease if he or she visits/participates in

Question 66 options:

	snow skiing
	camping and hiking in the backcountry
	metropolitan cities
	European countries

Which pathogens are transmitted via blood exchange?

Question 67 options:

	Hepatitis B
	HIV
	Hepatits C
	All of the above

Birds are the reservoir for West Nile Virus.

Question 69 options:

	True
	False

Which form of the plague has the highest mortality rate AND is the most contagious?

Question 70 options:

	Bubonic
	Septicemic
	Pneumonic
	B and C

A 5-year old boy is taken to the ER by his mother because he has had a high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes for 3 days. Yesterday she noticed a rash on his upper neck that has now spread down is body. The ER doctor also observed white Koplik’s spots on the inside of his cheek? What is the most likely cause of his symptoms?

Question 71 options:

	Measles
	Chicken Pox
	Mumps
	Rubella

Which of the following diseases CAN be passed mother to child during childbirth?

Question 72 options:

	Chlamydia
	Gonorrhea
	West Nile
	A and B

Answer 1

1. Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme diseases are tick borne diseases. A person is most likely to contract diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease if he or she visits/participates in camping and hiking in the backcountry.

2. Pathogens which are transmitted through blood exchange are bacteria, viruses which include Hepatitis B, HIV, Hepatitis C. Option is All of the above.

3. Mosquitoes acts as a carriers and birds are the reservoir for West Nile Virus. Option is TRUE.

4. Pneumonic plague is transmitted from person to through air (droplets). It has the highest mortality rate and is the most contagious . Option is . Pneumonic.

5. The koplik's spots are thr charecteristic feature of the early phase of measles. The cause is Rubella.

6. Diseases can be passed mother to child during childbirth are usually STDs which include chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes. Option is A and B.