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JEH Quiz #4 (January/February 2012)

Featured Article:
"A Chikungunya Outbreak in the Metropolis of Chennai, India, 2006"

Available to NEHA members only, the JEH Quiz, offered six times per calendar year through the Journal of Environmental Health, is a convenient tool for self-assessment and an easily accessible means to accumulate continuing-education (CE) credits toward maintaining your NEHA credentials.

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Quiz deadline: April 1, 2012

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1.	The reemergence and spread of chikungunya throughout India were influenced by
	a.	economic factors.
	b.	social factors.
	c.	virological factors.
	d.	a and b.
	e.	a, b and c.
2.	Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of an infected __ mosquito.
	a.	Aedes.
	b.	Culex.
	c.	Anopheles.
3.	Primary prevention of chikungunya is through vaccination.

	a.	True.
	b.	False.
4.	Along with reviewing reported cases of chikungunya during the time of the outbreak, the authors also reviewed reported cases for
	a.	West Nile virus.
	b.	dengue.
	c.	malaria.
	d.	b and c.
	e.	a, b and c.
5.	Aedes aegypti usually takes its blood meal during
	a.	the early hours of the day and before sunset.
	b.	the few hours after sunset.
	c.	the late night hours.
	d.	the noontime hours.
6.	A suspected case of chikungunya was defined as a patient presenting with __ at a medical camp on or after June 20, 2006.
	a.	fever and a headache.
	b.	gastrointestinal distress and arthralgia.
	c.	fever and arthralgia.
	d.	low blood pressure and dehydration.
7.	The house index and Breteau index were used as indicators of the density of __ vector populations.
	a.	immature.
	b.	mature.
	c.	deceased.
8.	The __ and __ of the vector population are influenced by climatic factors.
	a.	breeding, lifespan.
	b.	size, competence.
	c.	species sex, size.
9.	The majority of suspected cases of chikungunya during the outbreak period were
	a.	male.
	b.	female.
10.	Chikungunya reemerged in the article¡¦s study region after __ years of absence or low circulation.
	a.	10.
	b.	20.
	c.	30.
	d.	50.
11.	A house index __ than 1% and a Breteau index __ than 5 indicate a low risk of dengue transmission.
	a.	lower, lower.
	b.	lower, higher.
	c.	higher, lower.
	d.	higher, higher.
12.	The incubation period of chikungunya ranges from
	a.	6 to 12 hours.
	b.	12 to 24 hours.
	c.	1 to 5 days.
	d.	2 to 12 days.