#1
Which of the following is NOT a mode of disease transmission?
Vector-borne transmission
Contact transmission
Airborne transmission
Digestive transmission
#2
What is the term for the time between exposure to a disease and the onset of symptoms?
Incubation period
Contagious period
Recovery period
Latent period
#3
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of COVID-19?
Fever
Dry cough
Sneezing
Shortness of breath
#4
What is the term for the spread of a disease across a large region, country, continent, or worldwide?
Pandemic
Epidemic
Outbreak
Endemic
#5
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes?
Malaria
Dengue fever
Tuberculosis
Cholera
#6
What is the term for a disease that occurs at a relatively stable frequency within a specific geographic area or population group?
Pandemic
Epidemic
Outbreak
Endemic
#7
Which of the following diseases is primarily spread through contaminated water and food?
Malaria
Influenza
Cholera
Tuberculosis
#8
What is R0 in epidemiology?
Rate of occurrence
Rate of recovery
Basic reproduction number
Rate of mortality
#9
What is herd immunity?
When a large proportion of the population is immune to a disease
When only a small proportion of the population is immune to a disease
When everyone in the population is immune to a disease
When the disease only affects animals
#10
Which of the following is an example of a zoonotic disease?
HIV/AIDS
Ebola virus disease
Influenza
All of the above
#11
What is the primary mode of transmission for the Zika virus?
Vector-borne transmission (mosquitoes)
Airborne transmission
Direct contact transmission
Waterborne transmission
#12
What is the term for the transmission of a disease from mother to offspring during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding?
Vertical transmission
Horizontal transmission
Airborne transmission
Vector-borne transmission
#13
Which of the following factors can influence the spread of infectious diseases?
Climate change
Globalization
Antibiotic resistance
All of the above
#14
What is the role of an epidemiologist?
To study the spread of diseases in populations
To provide medical treatment to infected individuals
To conduct laboratory tests for diseases
To develop vaccines
#15
What is the term for the ability of a microorganism to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microorganism?
Antibiotic resistance
Microbial resistance
Drug tolerance
Medication resilience