Infectious Diseases Transmission Quiz

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Which of the following is the correct definition of infectious disease?

An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person to an inanimate source.

An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person to an intermediate plant or animal host.

An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person to a susceptible host. (correct)

An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person to a non-contagious host.

Which of the following is a component of disease transmission?

Portal of exit

Reservoir

All of the following (correct)

Infectious agent

Which of the following is an example of an infectious agent?

Viruses

Fungi

Protozoa

All of the above (correct)

Which one of the following is NOT considered a reservoir for infectious agents?

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Which of the following is an example of a zoonotic disease?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a portal of entry for infectious agents?

All the following Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a mode of direct transmission for infectious agents?

Air borne Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission refers to the transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a host by suspended air particles, inanimate objects, or animate intermediaries?

Indirect transmission Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission occurs through skin-to-skin contact, kissing, and sexual intercourse?

Direct transmission Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission refers to the spray of relatively large, short-range aerosols produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking?

Droplet spread Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission occurs when infectious agents are carried by dust or droplet nuclei suspended in air?

Airborne transmission Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a method of control for infectious diseases?

Concurrent disinfection Signup and view all the answers

Which diseases can be isolated at home after approval of the health authorities?

Cerebrospinal fever, typhoid,paratyphoid, undulant fever, psittacosis, infective hepatitis, acute encephalitis,meningitis, TB, scarlet fever, D and poliomyelitis Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of notification of infectious cases?

All of the following Signup and view all the answers

What is terminal disinfection?

Disinfection after the patient has been removed by death or cure Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors can influence the incubation period of a disease?

The level of the host's immunity Signup and view all the answers

During which period can preventive measures be taken to prevent the occurrence of a disease or reduce its severity?

Incubation period Signup and view all the answers

Which diseases require individuals to have a valid certificate of immunization or be put in quarantine until the end of the international incubation period?

Qurantinable Measures Signup and view all the answers

Which period of a disease includes the time during which an infectious agent may be transferred from an infected person to another person?

Period of communicability Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a mode of Indirect transmission for infectious agents?

Trans-placenta Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a zoonotic disease?

Rabies Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors can influence the incubation period of a disease?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

During which period can preventive measures be taken to prevent the occurrence of a disease or reduce its severity?

Incubation period Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a portal of entry for infectious agents?

Musculoskeletal system Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of an infectious agent?

Antibiotics Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a reservoir for infectious agents?

Skin Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a mode of transmission for infectious agents?

All of the following Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a portal of exit for infectious agents?

All the following Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a portal of entry for infectious agents?

Musculoskeletal system Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of an environmental reservoir for infectious agents?

Animals Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors can increase susceptibility to infections?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

During which period can preventive measures be taken to prevent the occurrence of a disease or reduce its severity?

Incubation period Signup and view all the answers

Which period of a disease includes the time during which an infectious agent may be transferred from an infected person to another person?

Period of Communicability Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following diseases require individuals to have a valid certificate of immunization or be put in quarantine until the end of the international incubation period? Except

Rabies Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission refers to the transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a host by suspended air particles, inanimate objects, or animate intermediaries?

Indirect transmission Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a measure taken for cases of infectious diseases?

Concurrent disinfection Signup and view all the answers

Which diseases can be isolated at home after approval of the health authorities?

Tuberculosis and scarlet fever Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission refers to the transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a host by suspended air particles, inanimate objects, or animate intermediaries?

Indirect contact transmission Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of disinfection measures for cases of infectious diseases?

Hand hygiene Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a measure taken for contacts of cases of infectious diseases?

Emergency measures Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a measure taken for the environment where cases of infectious diseases live?

Surveillance Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transmission occurs when infectious agents are carried by dust or droplet nuclei suspended in air?

Airborne transmission Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a vehicle that may indirectly transmit an infectious agent?

Food Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the incubation period?

To measure the time interval between infection and the appearance of symptoms Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following diseases can be transmitted through direct contact?

Gonorrhea Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum incubation period for every disease?

There is no minimum incubation period Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is the correct definition of infectious disease?

Which of the following is a component of disease transmission?

Which of the following is an example of an infectious agent?

Which one of the following is NOT considered a reservoir for infectious agents?

Which of the following is an example of a zoonotic disease?

Which of the following is NOT a portal of entry for infectious agents?

Which of the following is NOT a mode of direct transmission for infectious agents?

Which mode of transmission refers to the transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a host by suspended air particles, inanimate objects, or animate intermediaries?

Which mode of transmission occurs through skin-to-skin contact, kissing, and sexual intercourse?

Which mode of transmission refers to the spray of relatively large, short-range aerosols produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking?

Which mode of transmission occurs when infectious agents are carried by dust or droplet nuclei suspended in air?

Which of the following is NOT a method of control for infectious diseases?

Which diseases can be isolated at home after approval of the health authorities?

What is the purpose of notification of infectious cases?

What is terminal disinfection?

Which of the following factors can influence the incubation period of a disease?

During which period can preventive measures be taken to prevent the occurrence of a disease or reduce its severity?

Which diseases require individuals to have a valid certificate of immunization or be put in quarantine until the end of the international incubation period?

Which period of a disease includes the time during which an infectious agent may be transferred from an infected person to another person?

Which of the following is NOT a mode of Indirect transmission for infectious agents?

Which of the following is an example of a zoonotic disease?

Which of the following factors can influence the incubation period of a disease?

During which period can preventive measures be taken to prevent the occurrence of a disease or reduce its severity?

Which of the following is NOT a portal of entry for infectious agents?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an infectious agent?

Which of the following is NOT considered a reservoir for infectious agents?

Which of the following is NOT a mode of transmission for infectious agents?

Which of the following is NOT a portal of exit for infectious agents?

Which of the following is NOT a portal of entry for infectious agents?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an environmental reservoir for infectious agents?

Which of the following factors can increase susceptibility to infections?

During which period can preventive measures be taken to prevent the occurrence of a disease or reduce its severity?

Which period of a disease includes the time during which an infectious agent may be transferred from an infected person to another person?

Which of the following diseases require individuals to have a valid certificate of immunization or be put in quarantine until the end of the international incubation period? Except

Which mode of transmission refers to the transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a host by suspended air particles, inanimate objects, or animate intermediaries?

Which of the following is NOT a measure taken for cases of infectious diseases?

Which diseases can be isolated at home after approval of the health authorities?

Which mode of transmission refers to the transfer of an infectious agent from a reservoir to a host by suspended air particles, inanimate objects, or animate intermediaries?

Which of the following is NOT a type of disinfection measures for cases of infectious diseases?

Which of the following is NOT a measure taken for contacts of cases of infectious diseases?

Which of the following is NOT a measure taken for the environment where cases of infectious diseases live?

Which mode of transmission occurs when infectious agents are carried by dust or droplet nuclei suspended in air?

Which of the following is an example of a vehicle that may indirectly transmit an infectious agent?

What is the purpose of the incubation period?

Which of the following diseases can be transmitted through direct contact?

What is the minimum incubation period for every disease?

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