Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Olga Sotulenko

Theme: Zoonoses

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Bilharzia	I	Leptospirosis
B	Brucellosis	J	Listeriosis
C	Bubonic plague	K	Lyme borreliosis
D	Dengue fever	L	Psittacosis
E	Ebola	M	Q-fever
F	Giardia lamblia	N	Rabies
G	H1N1 flu	O	Rotavirus
H	Leishmaniasis	P	Toxoplasmosis

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1.      Spirochaetes, transmitted via tick vectors, disease often presents with erythema migrans rash.

 

 

2.  Causative organism is Yersinia pestis, a reservoir is in rodents, can be transmitted via different routes.

 

 

3.  Caused by an RNA virus, incubation period varies with site of exposure.

 

 

4. Caused by a gram –ve rod, highly contagious disease, usually transmitted via ingestion of milk or meat from infected animals.

 

 

5. Caused by a protozoan, cat is the primary host, the infection usually causes mild flu-like symptoms in immunocompetent individuals.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. K

2. C

3. N

4. B

5. P