Quiz on Zika virus

This quiz is designed to assess your  understanding about the "ZIka virus and Zika disease". Choose the best answer from the four options given. When you've finished answering as many of the questions as you can, scroll down to the bottom of the page and check your answers by clicking 'Score'. Percentage score will be displayed along with right answers.

1. The causative agent of 'Zika' fever is
mosquito
DNA virus
bacterium
RNA virus
2. 'Zika' disease is named after
zika virus that causes the disease
zika forest in Uganda
zika mosquito, the vector of the disease
zika, the scientist who first reported the disease
3. Zika virus was first identified in
rhesus monkeys
chimpanzee
gibbon
humans
4. Zika virus belongs to the family
Adenoviridae
Flaviviridae
Filoviridae
Geminiviridae
5. The vector of Zika virus is
Aedes aegypti
Aedes albopictus
both a and b
different types of mosquito species
6. The diagnosis of Zika fever include
blood or body fluid test for the presence of zika viral DNA
blood or body fluid test for the presence of zika viral RNA
blood or body fluid test for the presence of zika viral protein
all of the above
7. Zika disease is treated using
vaccines
anti biotics
interferons
No specific treatment currently available
8. Which of the following statement is false regarding Zika disease
Zika disease is life thretening
Recently, Zika disease is reported in more than 13 countries
Zika disease is often a mild disease
Recent Zika outbreak was first reported in Brazil
9. Two major diseases that seems to have relationship with Zika diseases is
Guillain-Barré Syndrome & Microcephaly in babies
Guillain-Barré Syndrome & Turners syndrome in babies
Microcephaly and Turners syndrome in babies
Turners and Downs Syndrome in babies
10. The best preventive strategy of Zika disease is to
use anti-viral drugs
protect against mosquito bites
use interferons and vaccines
All of the above
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