Disease and prevention Gk Question
Answer: Stool specimens
2) Nipah henipavirus is a virus. borne
Answer: Bat
3) How long does it take to get mumps after exposure?
Answer: 12 to 25 days
4) Treatment choice for diphtheria is?
Answer: Erythromycin
5) Is Zika virus deadly?
Answer: Death from Zika virus is unlikely.
6) According to the CDC, when should infants start vaccines against serious diseases?
Answer: 1 to 2 Months
7) Perinatal transmission is said to occur when a pathogen is transmitted from
Answer: Mother to infant
8) Which of these is a cause of heart disease?
Answer: Atherosclerosis
9) What can happen if blood flow in an artery is blocked or greatly restricted?
Answer: Heart attack
10) Incubation period of typhoid fever?
Answer: 6 to 30 days
11) What is considered 'high blood pressure'?
Answer: 130/80
12) Why can smoking lead to heart disease?
Answer: All of the above
13) How much exercise each week is recommended to help prevent heart disease?
Answer: 150 minutes on average
14) How does high BMI cause cardiovascular disease?
Answer: Increase in weight
15) Which of these hormones trigger acne in adolescents?
Answer: Androgen
16) Which is a classic symptom of a heart attack?
Answer: All of the above
17) What was the Black Death first called?
Answer: Great Mortality
18) What percentage of deaths are caused by non communicable diseases?
Answer: 71.00%
19) How does Ebola spread from human to human?
Answer: Spreads through direct contact with blood and bodily fluids
20) What is the most common cause of death due to measles?
Answer: Pneumonia
