Env. Health Quiz 4

The most deadly form of malaria is caused by:

P. falciparum

In the western United States, the natural reservoir for plague is:

Prairie dogs

The term "hydrophobia" is also known as:

Rabies

Which of the following is not classified as an arboviral disease?

Rabies

Factors contributing to increases in the occurrence of emerging zoonoses include:

-Changes in agriculture -Environmental changes -Mass food processing technology -Urbanization **ALL OF THE ABOVE**

Methods for transmission of zoonotic pathogens include:

-Contact with the skin - Bite or scratch of an animal - Direct inhalation - Ingestion of contaminated foods **ALL OF THE ABOVE**

Arborviral diseases

-Refer to arthropod-borne viral diseases -Can produce central nervous system illness -Are most often spread by mosquitoes -May produce acute self-limited fevers **ALL OF THE ABOVE**

Which of the following statements about zoonotic diseases is most likely to be true?

An animal infected with a zoonotic agent may be free from symptoms.

An example of a zoonotic disease is:

Anthrax

The vector for the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the southwestern United States is:

Rodents