Community Medicine Assessment

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 16 — Vectors, Zoonoses & Community Protection

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Question 01 • Single best answer

What distinguishes biological vector transmission?

A. The agent develops or multiplies in the vector B. The vector must be a mammal C. No organism is involved D. It always requires direct human contact

Question 02 • Single best answer

Why are nighttime bed nets alone insufficient for dengue prevention?

A. Dengue is never vector-borne B. Important Aedes vectors often bite during daytime C. Nets cause dengue D. Every mosquito bites only at midnight

Question 03 • Single best answer

Which measure addresses container-breeding mosquitoes?

A. Leaving every container open B. Adding household waste to drains C. Treating all fevers without vector control D. Covering water storage and removing unnecessary standing water

Question 04 • Single best answer

What is a limitation of fogging alone?

A. It does not provide a complete sustained vector-control strategy B. It always removes every breeding site C. It replaces all surveillance D. It eliminates resistance permanently

Question 05 • Single best answer

Why monitor insecticide resistance?

A. It proves all insects are harmless B. It determines every clinical diagnosis C. It can reduce the effectiveness of a chosen control D. It makes environmental management unnecessary

Question 06 • Single best answer

What should follow a potentially rabies-infectious bite?

A. Waiting for neurological symptoms B. Prompt wound washing and urgent medical assessment for prophylaxis C. Applying irritant chemicals only D. Assuming a small wound carries no risk

Question 07 • Single best answer

Should animal observation decisions automatically delay indicated rabies care?

A. Yes in every exposure B. Yes until symptoms develop C. No D. Yes whenever the animal looks calm

Question 08 • Single best answer

Which response after snakebite is unsafe?

A. Arranging urgent transport B. Limiting unnecessary movement C. Cutting or sucking the wound D. Seeking a capable clinical service

Question 09 • Single best answer

Which activity best illustrates One Health coordination for zoonoses?

A. Hospitals ignoring animal events B. Animal services excluding human health concerns C. Treating every animal contact as identical risk D. Human and veterinary services sharing relevant surveillance and prevention work

Question 10 • Single best answer

What should determine selection of a vector intervention?

A. The color of the spraying machine B. Local vector biology, transmission and evidence of effectiveness C. A single rumor alone D. The same method for every arthropod

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