Insect Vectors Of Human Pathogens: Quiz!

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1.

Horse flies and deer flies can transmit___________
- A.
  
  Rickettsial pathogens that cause epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazeki) and trench fever (R. Quintana).
- B.
  
  Francisella tularensis and Bacillus anthracis that causes tularemia and anthrax.
- C.
  
  Protozoan pathogen (Trypanosoma cruzi) that causes Chagas disease in South and Central America.
- D.
  
  Protozoan pathogens (Leishmania spp.) that cause Leishmaniasis.
- E.
  
  Spirochaete pathogen (Treponema pertenue) that causes yaws and may also spread conjunctivitis (pinkeye).
2.

Eye gnats can transmit_________
- A.
  
  Rickettsial pathogens that cause epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazeki) and trench fever (R. quintana).
- B.
  
  Francisella tularensis and Bacillus anthracis that cause tularemia and anthrax.
- C.
  
  Protozoan pathogen (Trypanosoma cruzi) that causes Chagas disease in South and Central America.
- D.
  
  Protozoan pathogens (Leishmania spp.) that cause Leishmaniasis.
- E.
  
  Spirochaete pathogen (Treponema pertenue) that causes yaws and may also spread conjunctivitis (pinkeye).
3.

Sand flies can transmit ____________
- A.
  
  Rickettsial pathogens that cause epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazeki) and trench fever (R. quintana).
- B.
  
  Francisella tularensis and Bacillus anthracis that cause tularemia and anthrax.
- C.
  
  Protozoan pathogen (Trypanosoma cruzi) that causes Chagas disease in South and Central America.
- D.
  
  Protozoan pathogens (Leishmania spp.) that cause Leishmaniasis in parts of Asia and North Africa. They are also the vectors of a bacterium (Bartonella bacilliformis) that causes Carrion's disease (oroyo fever) in South America.
- E.
  
  Spirochaete pathogen (Treponema pertenue) that causes yaws and may also spread conjunctivitis (pinkeye).
4.

Human lice can transmit_________
- A.
  
  Rickettsial pathogens that cause epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazeki) and trench fever (R. quintana).
- B.
  
  Francisella tularensis and Bacillus anthracis that cause tularemia and anthrax.
- C.
  
  Protozoan pathogen (Trypanosoma cruzi) that causes Chagas disease in South and Central America.
- D.
  
  Protozoan pathogens (Leishmania spp.) that cause Leishmaniasis.
- E.
  
  Spirochaete pathogen (Treponema pertenue) that causes yaws and may also spread conjunctivitis (pinkeye).
5.

Assassin bugs or kissing bugs can transmit______________
- A.
  
  Rickettsial pathogens that cause epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazeki) and trench fever (R. quintana).
- B.
  
  Francisella tularensis and Bacillus anthracis that cause tularemia and anthrax.
- C.
  
  Protozoan pathogen (Trypanosoma cruzi) that causes Chagas disease in South and Central America.
- D.
  
  Protozoan pathogens (Leishmania spp.) that cause Leishmaniasis.
- E.
  
  Spirochaete pathogen (Treponema pertenue) that causes yaws and may also spread conjunctivitis (pinkeye).
6.

House flies, blow flies and flesh flies can carry___________
- A.
  
  Protozoan pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma gambiense and T. rhodesiense).
- B.
  
  Yersina pestis, the bacterial pathogen of bubonic plague.
- C.
  
  Rickettsia mooseri that causes murine typhus.
- D.
  
  Shigella dysentariae, Salmonella typhi and Vibrio spp. that cause dysentary, typhoid fever and cholera.They have also been suspected as vectors of the viral agent that causes poliomyelitis.
- E.
  
  Malaria, a disease caused by protozoa in the genus Trypanosoma They are also the main vectors of the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile fever, dengue and the other encephalitis viruses.
7.

Rat fleas can transmit________________
- A.
  
  Protozoan pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma gambiense and T. rhodesiense).
- B.
  
  Yersina pestis, the bacterial pathogen of bubonic plague.
- C.
  
  Francisella tularensis and Bacillus anthracis that cause tularemia and anthrax.
- D.
  
  Shigella dysentariae, Salmonella typhi and Vibrio spp. that cause dysentary, typhoid fever and cholera.They have also been suspected as vectors of the viral agent that causes poliomyelitis.
- E.
  
  Malaria, a disease caused by protozoa in the genus Trypanosoma They are also the main vectors of the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile fever, dengue and the other encephalitis viruses.
8.

Mosquitoes can transmit__________________
- A.
  
  Protozoan pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma gambiense and T. rhodesiense).
- B.
  
  Yersina pestis, the bacterial pathogen of bubonic plague.
- C.
  
  Rickettsia mooseri that causes murine typhus.
- D.
  
  Shigella dysentariae, Salmonella typhi and Vibrio spp. that cause dysentary, typhoid fever and cholera.They have also been suspected as vectors of the viral agent that causes poliomyelitis.
- E.
  
  Malaria, a disease caused by protozoa in the genus Trypanosoma They are also the main vectors of the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile fever, dengue and the other encephalitis viruses.
9.

Tsetse flies can transmit___________
- A.
  
  Protozoan pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma gambiense and T. rhodesiense).
- B.
  
  Yersina pestis, the bacterial pathogen of bubonic plague.
- C.
  
  Rickettsia mooseri that causes murine typhus.
- D.
  
  Shigella dysentariae, Salmonella typhi and Vibrio spp. that cause dysentary, typhoid fever and cholera.They have also been suspected as vectors of the viral agent that causes poliomyelitis.
- E.
  
  Malaria, a disease caused by protozoa in the genus Trypanosoma They are also the main vectors of the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile fever, dengue and the other encephalitis viruses.
10.

Rat fleas can transmit________________
- A.
  
  Protozoan pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma gambiense and T. rhodesiense).
- B.
  
  Spirochaete pathogen (Treponema pertenue) that causes yaws and may also spread conjunctivitis (pinkeye).
- C.
  
  Rickettsia mooseri that causes murine typhus.
- D.
  
  Shigella dysentariae, Salmonella typhi and Vibrio spp. that cause dysentary, typhoid fever and cholera.They have also been suspected as vectors of the viral agent that causes poliomyelitis.
- E.
  
  Malaria, a disease caused by protozoa in the genus Trypanosoma They are also the main vectors of the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile fever, dengue and the other encephalitis viruses.