Welcome to your CIE AS Infectious disease HIV is not transmitted by: Contaminated hypodermic syringes Shaking hands with an infected person Mother to child across the placenta Infected bloodAn organism which carries a disease from one person to another or from an animal to a human. Strain Pathogen Transmission VectorWhich of the following diseases is not caused by a virus? Measles Cholera HIV/AIDS Small poxThe causative agent (pathogen) of malaria. M. bovis Variola virus Four species of Plasmodium A species of MorbillivirusWhich of the following is not a reason for the worldwide concern over the spread of malaria? The migration of people from areas where malaria is endemic, for economic and political reasons. Poor housing in inner cities and homelessness Difficulties in developing vaccines against malaria. An increase in drug resistant forms of PlasmodiumSevere diarrhoea is a clinical feature of this disease. Cholera TB Malaria HIV/AIDSDiseases that are always in populations are described as _________. Endemic Incidence Epidemic PandemicWhich of the following is not a non-infectious disease? Cholera Cystic fibrosis Lung cancer COPDThe leading cause of death among HIV positive people. Influenza Cancer Measles TB________ is endemic in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Small pox TB Cholera Malaria
