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Quiz about Disease Carriers
Quiz about Disease Carriers

Disease Carriers Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about the organisms who are responsible for spreading many serious diseases and infections, mainly in tropical regions of the world. If you're planning a trip equator-wards...best see your doctor beforehand.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fatboy the Pie-eater. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
137,611
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1772
Last 3 plays: Guest 93 (4/10), Andyboy2021 (10/10), scratch51 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these insects carries the virus that causes yellow fever? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of these carries the parasite that causes malaria? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the name of the parasite that causes malaria? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What carries the agent that causes "sleeping sickness", also known as nagana in cattle? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What infectious agent causes sleeping sickness / nagana? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which causes amoebic dysentery? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What causes elephantiasis? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Dengue is a severe flu-like illness caused by a virus. How is the virus spread? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Hantavirus causes a deadly haemorrhagic fever in North America. How is the hantavirus spread to humans? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. River blindness (Onchocerciasis) is caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus. How is this small worm spread to humans? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these insects carries the virus that causes yellow fever?

Answer: Aedes mosquito

Yellow fever has a 5 - 10 % mortality rate. One of the symptoms is jaundice, from which the name of the disease is derived.
2. Which of these carries the parasite that causes malaria?

Answer: Anopheles mosquito

The mosquito passes the parasite to humans...but the mosquitoes themselves catch the parasite from biting infected humans!
3. What is the name of the parasite that causes malaria?

Answer: Plasmodium

Four species of this parasite cause malaria: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae.
4. What carries the agent that causes "sleeping sickness", also known as nagana in cattle?

Answer: Tsetse fly

The presence of this fly greatly hindered the spread of agriculture in many areas of Africa, until the development of DDT.
5. What infectious agent causes sleeping sickness / nagana?

Answer: Trypanosoma

Sleeping sickness is more commonly known as Trypanosomiasis.
6. Which causes amoebic dysentery?

Answer: Entamoeba histolytica

The most common means of infection is by eating food or drinking water contaminated by faeces from an infected human.
7. What causes elephantiasis?

Answer: Wuchereria bancroftii

Elephantiasis is notorious for the grossly swollen body parts of those who suffer from it. Yet another agent of disease that is spread by mosquitoes.
8. Dengue is a severe flu-like illness caused by a virus. How is the virus spread?

Answer: Aedes mosquito

Those mozzies again!
9. Hantavirus causes a deadly haemorrhagic fever in North America. How is the hantavirus spread to humans?

Answer: Deer mouse

Spread by contact with the mouse's droppings.
10. River blindness (Onchocerciasis) is caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus. How is this small worm spread to humans?

Answer: Simulium blackfly

This disease is found primarily in Africa. The flies are found near rapidly flowing rivers and bite by day.
Source: Author Fatboy the Pie-eater

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