Zoonotic Diseases Practice Questions

Question 1

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

Accepted Answer

A→1  B→2  C→4  D→3

Answer

A→1  B→4  C→2  D→3

Answer

A→4  B→3  C→2  D→1

Answer

A→1  B→2  C→3  D→4

Question 2

A person has presented with history of dog-bite on the uncovered surface of his right leg. There is a minor abrasion without bleeding. Consider the following statements about management :

1. The bite should be taken as a category I contact with suspect animal
2. The bite requires local treatment of the wound
3. The person requires immediate vaccination
4. The person requires immediate administration of rabies immunoglobulin Which of the above statements are correct ?

Accepted Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

3 and 4 only

Question 3

A man with chills, fever, and headache is thought to have "atypical" pneumonia. History reveals that he raises chickens, and that approximately 2 weeks ago he lost a large number of them to an undiagnosed disease. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis of this man's condition?

Accepted Answer

Ornithosis

Answer

Leptospirosis

Answer

Relapsing fever

Answer

Anthrax

Question 4

Which of the following is classified as a Category A bioterrorism agent?

Accepted Answer

Bacillus anthracis

Answer

Clostridium perfringens

Answer

NIPAH virus

Answer

Coxiella burnetii

Question 5

Most sensitive test for detecting microfilariae?

Accepted Answer

Membrane filtration technique

Answer

Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) challenge test

Answer

Fluorescence-based immunoassay

Answer

Thick blood smear

Question 6

Due to which of the following does seasonal trend of a disease occur?

1. Vector variation
2. Environmental factors
3. Change in herd immunity

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1 only

Question 7

What is the purpose of 'ring vaccination' in disease control?

Accepted Answer

Vaccination administered within a specific radius around a confirmed case.

Answer

A strategy to create lesions for disease identification.

Answer

Vaccination given to all individuals in a one-mile radius of a case.

Answer

A mass vaccination campaign targeting the entire population of a region.

Question 8

Which organism does not require a vector for transmission?

Accepted Answer

Coxiella burnetii

Answer

Rickettsia rickettsii

Answer

Borrelia recurrentis

Answer

Rickettsia prowazekii

Question 9

Patient presenting with abdominal pain, diarrhea taking clindamycin for 5 days. Treated with metronidazole symptoms subsided. What is the causative agent -

Accepted Answer

Clostridium difficile

Answer

Clostridium welchii

Answer

Clostridium perfringens

Answer

Clostridium botulinum

Question 10

A 24-year-old patient presents with a high-grade fever, headache, and weakness since 5 days. He gives a history of blood transfusion 4 months back. The microscopic examination of the thin blood smear is given below. What is the most probable causative agent?

Accepted Answer

Babesia microti

Answer

Leishmania donovani

Answer

Plasmodium vivax

Answer

Plasmodium falciparum

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