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Questions Related to classification of microbes

Which of the following is a viral infection?

  1. Dipteria

  2. Influenza

  3. Cholera

  4. Typhoid


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct answer is 'influenza'

Influenza is caused by influenza virus whereas dipteria,cholera and typhoid are all bacterial infections caused by Corynebacterium diptheriae, Vibrio cholerae and Salmonella typhi respectively.

Hemorrhagic Septicaemia is caused by ______________.

  1. Pasteurella multocida

  2. Clostridium chauvoei

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Explanation: It is caused by Pasteurella multocida. Treatment is effective if given in early stage of disease. The nearest Vety officer or paravet of the department should be contacted for treatment and  prevention.

Aedes mosquito is a vector for

  1. Plague

  2. Malaria

  3. Filaria

  4. Encephalitis and Dengue


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Aedes is a genus of mosquitoes originally found in tropical and subtropical zones but now found on all continents except Antarctica. Some species of this genus (like Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti) transmit serious diseases, including dengue fever, yellow fever, eastern equine encephalitis and chikungunya. So, the correct answer is option D.

Dengue fever is spread by

  1. Anopheles

  2. Aedes

  3. Culex

  4. Musca.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Dengue fever is spread through the bite of the female mosquito (Aedes aegypti). 
  • The mosquito becomes infected when it takes the blood of a person infected with the virus. After about one week, the mosquito can then transmit the virus while biting a healthy person.
  • Hence Dengue fever is spread by Aedes.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Aedes'.

Aedes is vector of

  1. Plague

  2. Malaria

  3. Filaria

  4. Encephalitis and Dengue.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • A disease vector is an agent who carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.
  • Aedes mosquito is known to transmit dengue virus, yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus, Zika virus and Encephalitis(inflammation of the brain).
  • It can be recognized by white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax.
  • Hence Aedes is a vector of 'Encephalitis and Dengue'.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Encephalitis and Dengue'.

Aedes is the carrier of

  1. Dengue fever

  2. Relapsing fever

  3. Malaria

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. The dengue virus is carried and spread by mosquitoes in the genus Aedes, which includes a number of mosquito species. Of these species, the primary vector of the dengue virus is the species Aedes aegypti.

So, the correct answer is 'Dengue fever'.

Aedes aegypti is vector of

  1. Yellow fever

  2. Dengue fever

  3. Both A and B

  4. Japanese encephalitis.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • A disease vector is an agent who carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.
  • Aedes aegypti is known to transmit dengue virus, yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus, and Zika virus.
  • It can be recognized by white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax.
  • Hence Aedes aegypti is a vector of Yellow fever and Dengue fever.
  • So, the correct is 'Both A and B'.

Aedes aegypti is a vector for

  1. Yellow fever

  2. Dengue fever

  3. Japanese encephalitis

  4. Both A and B.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • A disease vector is an agent who carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.
  • Aedes aegypti is known to transmit dengue virus, yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus, and Zika virus.
  • It can be recognized by white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax.
  • Hence Aedes aegypti is a vector for yellow fever and Dengue fever.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Arbovirus (transmitted by arthropods) causes

  1. Malaria

  2. Dengue

  3. Filariasis

  4. Amoebiasis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Arbovirus refers to any viruses that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. Arboviruses can affect both animals, including humans, and plants. 

  • Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by protozoa i.e., Plasmodium species. Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms. Amoebiasis is a protozoal infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica.

  • Hence, Arbovirus caused dengue fever.

  • So, the correct answer is 'Dengue'.

Casual organism of dengue is 

  1. Arbovirus

  2. Wuchereria

  3. Anopheles

  4. Culex


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus.Dengue is spread by several species of a mosquito of the  Aedes Type, principally A.aegypti.
  • .Symptoms typically begin three to fourteen days after infection.[2] This may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash
  • Arbovirus is an informal name used to refer to any viruses that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. As dengue is transmitted by an arthropod vector(mosquito) its causative organism is called arbovirus.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Arbovirus'.