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This is known as Bordetella pertussis:

A.) Bubonic plague

B.) Whooping cough

C.) Botulism

D.) Tuberculosis

Whooping cough

(She may word this as “This is known as pertussis”)

This is known for a “bull’s eye rash”:

A.) Rocky mountain spotted fever

B.) Toxoplasmosis

C.) Tetanus

D.) Lyme disease

Lyme disease

This disease comes from ingestion of improperly canned foods:

A.) Botulism

B.) Rabies

C.) Legionellosis

D.) E. coli

Botulism

This causes true tissue gas:

A.) Staphylococcus aureus

B.) Clostridium perfringens

C.) Helicobacter pylori

D.) Yersinia pestis

Clostridium perfringens

Clostridium tetani causes:

A.) Lyme disease

B.) Tetanus

C.) Toxic shock syndrome

D.) Scarlet fever

Tetanus

Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes:

A.) Asiatic cholera

B.) Gonorrhea

C.) Diptheria

D.) Strep throat

Diptheria

Rabbit fever is known as:

A.) Bordetella pertusis

B.) Staphylococcus aureus

C.) Borrelia burgdorferi

D.) Francisella tularensis

Francisella tularensis

Which of the following is known as stomach ulcers?

A.) Helicobacter pylori

B.) E. Coli

C.) Clostridium botulinum

D.) Yersinia pestis

Helicobacter pylori

Leptospirosis is in the shape of:

A.) Rod

B.) Sphere

C.) Double helix

D.) Sprial

Spiral

(Spiro is in the name)

This is the oldest known communicable disease:

A.) Tuberculosis

B.) Bubonic plague

C.) Chicken pox

D.) Rabies

Tuberculosis

Which of the following is known as a actually transmitted disease an causes blindness in infants?

A.) Treponema pallidum

B.) Neisseria gonorrhoeae

C.) HIV

D.) Trachmattis chylamidia

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Listeria is transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food, soil and water. What kind of transmission is this?

A.) Direct

B.) Indirect

Indirect

Skin and wound infections are caused by:

Toxic shock syndrome is caused by:

A.) Shigella species

B.) Vibrio chlorae

C.) Staphylococcus aureus

D.) Streptococcus pyogenes

Staphylococcus aureus

(Sorry for the confusing layout.I decided to make these two questions into one. Since both questions have the same answer)

What is the common name for strep group B?

A.) S. pyogenes

B.) S. aureus

C.) S. agalacticae

D.) S. enterica typhi

S. agalacticae

Impetigo, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever and childbird fever are caused by the bacteria:

A.) Streptococcus pyogenes

B.) Neisseria gonohorrheae

C.) Helicobactor pylori

D.) Rubeola virus

Streptococcus pyogenes

Syphilis is caused by:

A.) Chylamidia trachomattis

B.) Yersinia pestis

C.) Vibrio cholerae

D.) Treponema pallidum

Treponema pallidum

Which of the following causes cholera:

A.) S. Aureus

B.) E. Coli

C.) Vibrio cholerae

D.) Bordetella pertusis

Vibrio cholerae

Which of the following causes the bubonic plague?

A.) Clostridium perfrinigens

B.) Yersinia pestis

C.) Variola virus

D.) Neisseria gonohoeae

Yersinia pestis

( It is a popular belief that the bubonic plague is caused by a flea, and a flea is a known pest)

Q fever is known as:
A.) Herpes Simplx 2

B.) Mycoplasma pneumoniae

C.) Rickettsia rickettsii

D.) Coxiella burnetii

Coxiella burnetii

Lice causes which of the following

A.) Epidemic typhus

B.) Endemic typhus

C.) Parrot fever

D.) Rubeola

Epidemic typhus

This disease is observed with having a rash around the wrists and ankles and is caused by a tick:

A.) Measles

B.) Mumps

C.) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

D.) Chicken pox

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Rickettsia rickettsii is known as:

A.) Q fever

B.) Rocky mountain spotted fever

C.) Lyme disease

D.) Walking pneumonia

Rocky mountain spotted fever

Fleas cause which of the following?

A.) Smallpox

B.) Epidemic typhus

C.) Impetigo

D.) Endemic typhus

Endemic typhus

Chlamydia psittaci is known as:

A.) Q fever

B.) Rabies

C.) Parrot fever

D.) Rabbit fever

Parrot fever

(Psittaci starts with p, so does parrot)

This is known as sexual chlamydia:

A.) Chlamydia trachomatis

B.) Rickettsia typhi

C.) Chlamydia psittaci

D.) Chlamydia pneumoniae

Chlamydia trachomatis

(One way to get this is getting it through the trachea ehe)

This is known as walking pneumonia:

A.) Legionella pneumophilia

B.) S. Pneumoniae

C.) Mycoplasma pneumoniae

D.) Klebsiella pneumoniae

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

This is caused from a mosquito bite:

A.) Lyme disease

B.) Encephalitis

C.) Gingivitis

D.) Bubonix plague

Encephalitis

This is known as the kissing disease:

A.) Cytomegaovirus

B.) Ebola virus

C.) Herpes simplex 1

D.) Epstein-Barr virus

Epstein-Barr virus

(Also known as mononucleosis aka MONO)

This is known as inclusion disease:

A.) Cytomegalovirus

B.) Rubella virus

C.) Poliovirus

D.) Hantavirus

Cytomegalovirus (cmv)

This form of hepatitis is spread by the fecal-oral route or ingestion of contaminated water of food:

A.) Hep A

B.) Hep B

C.) Hep C

D.) Hep D

Hep A

This type of hepatitis is spread through contaminated body fluids:

A.) Hep A

B.) Hep B

C.) Hep C

D.) Hep D

Hep B

This type of hepatitis is spread through blood transfusion:

A.) Hep A

B.) Hep B

C.) Hep C

D.) Hep D

Hep C

This is known as cold sores:

A.) Varicella-zoster virus

B.) Herpes simplex 1

C.) Rubella virus

D.) Herpes simplex 2

Herpes simplex 1

This is known as genital herpes:

A.) Variola virus

B.) Hepatitis A

C.) Herpes simplex 1

D.) Herpes simplex 2

Herpes simplex 2

This is also known as epidemic parotitis:

A.) Chicken pox

B.) Rubeola

C.) Mumps

D.) Smallpox

Mumps

(Someone with mumps has an inflamed throat, notice how parotitis ends with itis)

This is also known as hydrophobia:

A.) Rabies

B.) Hepatitis C

C.) Rubella

D.) Polio

Rabies

This is known as german measles:

A.) Shingles

B.) Chicken pox

C.) Rubella

D.) Rubeola

Rubella

This is known as measles:

A.) Small pox

B.) Rubeola

C.) West Nile ecephalitis

D.) Rubella

Rubeola

Chicken pox is known as ;

A.) Variola virus

B.) Human immunodeficiency virus

C.) Poliovirus

D.) Varicella-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Who invented the vaccine?

A.) Anton Van Leuwenhoek

B.) Edward Jenner

C.) Louis Pastuer

D.) Joseph Lister

Edward Jenner

The first vaccine was created for which disease?
A.) Tubersclerosis

B.) Mumps

C.) Smallpox

D.) Measles

Smallpox

This is knownn as the variola virus:

A.) Smallpox

B.) Cold sores

C.) Mumps

D.) Polio

Smallpox

Orchitis and sterility can result from which of the following diseases:

A.) Mumps

B.) Rabies

C.) Poliomyelitis

D.) Mononucleosis

Mumps

This is known as scalp ringworm:

A.) Tiniea cruris

B.) Tinea pedis

C.) Tinea captis

D.) Aspergillosis

Tina capitis

(Scalp is on the head, you put a cap on your head)

This is known as jock itch:

A.) Tinea cruris

B.) Smallpox

C.) Ezcema

D.) Tinea pedis

Tinea cruris

This is known as athlete's foot:

A.) Goiter

B.) Laryngitis

C.) Tinea pedis

D.) Tinia capitis

Tinea pedis

(Pedis pertains to foot)

This is a vector in or on which growth and development of the infective agent do not occur:

A.) Physical

B.) Biological

C.) Chemical

D.) Mechanical

Mechanical

( A fly acts as a mechanical vector when it lands on feces, picks up intestinal pathogens and then transmit the pathogens to nearby food on its legs)

( The above statement is how cholera is spread)

These are animal vectors in which the disease causing organism, multiplies or develops within the animal prior to becoming infective or a susceptible person:

A.) Biological

B.) Mechanical

C.) Chemical

D.) Physical

Biological

( A good example of a biological vector is a mosquito, as the disease malaria is created within the mosquito)

This is also known as thrush:

A.) Aspergillus fumigatus

B.) Histoplasma capsulatum

C.) Candida albicans

D.) Cryptococcus neoforamens

Candida albicans

Which in a following diseases, is caused by ingestion of contaminated food or handling infected cat feces?

A.) Toxoplasmosis

B.) Candida albicans

C.) Giardiasis

D.) Aspergilius

Toxoplasmosis

This disease is caused by the bite of a mosquito:

A.) Polio

B.) Cholera

C.) Malaria

D.) Lyme disease

Malaria

What is the most common waterborne illness in the United States?

A.) Aspergillus

B.) Giardiasis

C.) Dysentery

D.) Histioplasmosis

Giardiasis