Microbiology Quiz

Which of the following diseases is transmitted through animal saliva?

• Poliomyelitis

• Rabies

• Hepatitis A

• Mumps

What is the mode of transmission for poliomyelitis?

• Blood

• Fecal-oral

• Mosquito vector

• Animal saliva

Which disease is associated with a mosquito vector?

• Viral encephalitis

• Hepatitis B

• Epstein-Barr

• Cytomegalovirus

Which of the following is NOT a viscerotropic disease?

• Hepatitis C

• Epstein-Barr

• Rabies

• Cytomegalovirus

Which disease is prevented by the MMR vaccine?

• Poliomyelitis

• Mumps

• Rabies

• Hepatitis A

What is the virus that causes AIDS?

• Influenza

• HIV

• Hepatitis B

• Herpes

Which cells of the immune system does HIV attack?

• Red blood cells

• Platelets

• T-cells

• Neurons

What is Kaposi's sarcoma associated with?

• Diabetes

• AIDS

• Tuberculosis

• Malaria

What is the main difference between HIV and AIDS?

• HIV is a syndrome, AIDS is a virus

• HIV is a virus, AIDS is a syndrome

• HIV is a bacteria, AIDS is a virus

• HIV is a fungus, AIDS is a bacteria

What type of organisms are fungi?

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

• Bacterial

• Viral