VTPB 221 Tamu Logan Exam 2 Questions And
Answers With Verified Solutions
Viral hemorrhagic fevers are caused by four distinct families ANS flaviviruses, arenaviruses,
rhinovirus and filoviruses
Ebola is a _____ virus ANS Filovirus
Ebola and Marburg viruses are spread via _____ contact ANS direct contact
Ebola was discovered in ____(animal) in the _______(place) in _____(year) ANS pigs,
Philippines, 2008
ebola is associated with _____(animal) ANS bat
Five species of ebola virus ANS ivory coast, Sudan, Zaire, Reston
mortality rate of ebola in humans ANS 50-100%
T/F humans and other primates can transmit the virus to one another ANS true
Marburg Virus found in _____(city/year) ANS Marburg, Germany 1967
Marburg Virus came from ____ (animal) ANS african green monkey from uganda
Where was Ebola first recognized? Then where was it. ANS South Sudan (1976)
demo repub of congo
uganda
Cote d'ivoire
,west africa
West Africa Ebola outbreak was in( year/place) ANS 2013-2016
sierra Leone, liberia and guinea
(spread to mali, senegal and nigeria, and europe and us)
what are the vulnerable neighboring countries to the east of the democratic republic of the congo?
ANS beni, butembo, kayina, goma
How is ebola spread? ANS blood or bodily fluids of a person who is sick with or has died from
ebola
Bush Meat Trade ANS the killing of animals for food: some of these animals were infected with
ebola
Reservoir for ebola virus ANS fruit bats, reston ebola, pigs
Hemorrhagic Viral Diseases often infect the ANS endothelial cells of blood vessels
symptoms of hemorrhagic fever ANS headache, bleeding from face, sore throat, muscle pain,
vomiting , diarrhea
symptoms of ebola appear ANS anywhere from 2-21 days after exposure
symptoms of ebola ANS fever, severe headache, muscle pain, weakness, fatigue, diarrhea,
vomiting , stomach pain
Viral hemmorrhagic fevers are ___ disorders that cause ANS bleeding disorders and diarrhea and
vommiting
, When was the first ebola virus approved ANS in the united states was the rVSV-ZEBOV in
december 2019 used before in compassionate protocol
produced by merck
what is a coronavirus ANS a family of viruses that typically infect birds and mammals
what are 4 corona viruses? ANS SARS, MERS, 2019-nCoV Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia
(SARS-CoV-2)
What species is coronavirus common in? ANS bats
corona viruses DO NOT: ANS hemorrhagic fever and didnt emerge from africa
corona virus is a ANS RNA virus (coronaviridae)
SARS 2003 transmits from ANS person to person
SARS is a ANS newly emerging zoonotic coronaviruses
SARS 2003 outbreak ANS 8,422 cases, resulting in 916 deaths in 37 countries
What is the Black Stone of Mecca? ANS hajj pilgrimage to mecca for muslims
in saudi arabia
fifth pilar of islam
MERS emerged in ANS 2012-2013
Countries in or near the arabian peninsul with cases of MERS ANS saudi arabia, united arab
emirates, qatar, oman, jordan, kuwait, yemen, lebanon, iran
