Malaria quiz – Student A


1) The infectious agent that causes malaria is known as which of the following?

·         (_)  Protozoan parasite

·         (_)  Bacterial parasite

·         (_)  Viral parasite

·         (_)  Fungal parasite

2) The malaria parasite is spread by which of the following?

(_)  Male mosquitoes

(_)  Female mosquitoes

(_)  Both male and female mosquitoes


3) Who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for the discovery of the malaria
parasite life cycle?

(_)  Robert Koch

(_)  Paul Ehrlich

(_)  Alexander Fleming

(_)  Ronald Ross

.

4)  Which mosquito genus is associated with spreading the human malaria parasite?

(_)  Culex

(_)  Anopheles

(_)  Aedes

(_)  Lutzia


5) We want to test your etymology knowledge now. What does the term malaria mean?

(_)  ‘Mal’ = bad; ‘aria’ = Italian opera song

(_)  ‘Mal’ = bad; ‘aria’ = breath

(_)  ‘Mal’ = bad; ‘aria’ = air















6)


(_)  Quinine

(_)  Artemisinin

(_)  Chloroquine

(_)  Mefloquine

(_)  Penicillin


7)

(_)  Malaria was once endemic in Europe

(_)  Only humans can suffer from malaria

(_)  Tonic water was used as a prophylactic against malaria

(_)  The sickle cell gene mutation offers some protection against malaria


8)

(_)  Malaria is a neglected tropical disease

(_)  If you get malaria once, you won’t get it again

(_)  Malaria is quite often endemic in poorer regions of the world


9)

(_)  Leaving out old tyres

(_)  Spraying insecticidal compounds inside homes

(_)  Introduction of larvae-eating fish to lakes and ponds

(_)  Use of bednets impregnated with insecticides



10)

(_)  Quinine

(_)  Artemisinin

(_)  Chloroquine

(_)  Doxycycline

(_)  Mefloquine










Malaria quiz – Student B


1)

·         (_)  Protozoan parasite

·         (_)  Bacterial parasite

·         (_)  Viral parasite

·         (_)  Fungal parasite

2)

(_)  Male mosquitoes

(_)  Female mosquitoes

(_)  Both male and female mosquitoes


3)

(_)  Robert Koch

(_)  Paul Ehrlich

(_)  Alexander Fleming

(_)  Ronald Ross

.

4)

(_)  Culex

(_)  Anopheles

(_)  Aedes

(_)  Lutzia


5)

(_)  ‘Mal’ = bad; ‘aria’ = Italian opera song

(_)  ‘Mal’ = bad; ‘aria’ = breath

(_)  ‘Mal’ = bad; ‘aria’ = air















6) Which one of the following are NOT antimalarial compounds?

(_)  Quinine

(_)  Artemisinin

(_)  Chloroquine

(_)  Mefloquine

(_)  Penicillin


7) Which of these statements is incorrect?

(_)  Malaria was once endemic in Europe

(_)  Only humans can suffer from malaria

(_)  Tonic water was used as a prophylactic against malaria

(_)  The sickle cell gene mutation offers some protection against malaria


8) Which of these statements is correct?

(_)  Malaria is a neglected tropical disease

(_)  If you get malaria once, you won’t get it again

(_)  Malaria is quite often endemic in poorer regions of the world


9) Vector (mosquito) control is one way to control and eliminate malaria. Which of these is NOT a
vector control technique?

(_)  Leaving out old tyres

(_)  Spraying insecticidal compounds inside homes

(_)  Introduction of larvae-eating fish to lakes and ponds

(_)  Use of bednets impregnated with insecticides


10) Finally, to test your knowledge of recent events. In 2015, Tu Youyou became the first Chinese
woman to win a Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.

Which antimalarial compound is she credited with discovering?

(_)  Quinine

(_)  Artemisinin

(_)  Chloroquine

(_)  Doxycycline

(_)  Mefloquine