CERTIFICATE IN TRAVEL HEALTH (CTH) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2026 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which of the following is the primary purpose of travel
medicine?
A. Treat chronic diseases
B. Prevent illness and injury in travelers
C. Perform surgery abroad
D. Sell travel insurance
Rationale: Travel medicine focuses on prevention of health
risks before, during, and after travel.
Correct answer: B. Prevent illness and injury in travelers
2. Which vaccine is commonly recommended for travelers to
yellow fever-endemic areas?
A. MMR vaccine
B. Yellow fever vaccine
C. Influenza vaccine
D. Tetanus vaccine
Rationale: Yellow fever vaccination is required or
recommended for endemic regions.
Correct answer: B. Yellow fever vaccine
,3. What is the most common illness among international
travelers?
A. Malaria
B. Traveler’s diarrhea
C. Typhoid fever
D. Tuberculosis
Rationale: Traveler’s diarrhea is the most frequently reported
travel-related illness.
Correct answer: B. Traveler’s diarrhea
4. Malaria is transmitted through which vector?
A. Tick
B. Mosquito
C. Flea
D. Sandfly
Rationale: Malaria is transmitted by infected Anopheles
mosquitoes.
Correct answer: B. Mosquito
5. Which antimalarial drug is commonly used for prophylaxis?
A. Paracetamol
B. Amoxicillin
,C. Mefloquine
D. Ibuprofen
Rationale: Mefloquine is a standard prophylactic antimalarial
medication.
Correct answer: C. Mefloquine
6. What is the main purpose of travel health risk assessment?
A. To issue passports
B. To determine travel insurance cost
C. To identify health risks and preventive measures
D. To book flights
Rationale: Risk assessment evaluates potential health hazards
for travelers.
Correct answer: C. To identify health risks and preventive
measures
7. Hepatitis A is primarily transmitted through:
A. Air droplets
B. Contaminated food and water
C. Sexual contact only
D. Mosquito bites
Rationale: Hepatitis A spreads via fecal-oral route.
Correct answer: B. Contaminated food and water
, 8. Which is a key preventive measure against traveler’s
diarrhea?
A. Avoid sleeping
B. Drink untreated water
C. Eat raw street food
D. Drink bottled or purified water
Rationale: Safe food and water practices reduce infection risk.
Correct answer: D. Drink bottled or purified water
9. Typhoid fever is caused by which organism?
A. Salmonella typhi
B. Vibrio cholerae
C. Plasmodium falciparum
D. Influenza virus
Rationale: Typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria.
Correct answer: A. Salmonella typhi
10. Which disease is preventable by a travel vaccine and
required for some countries?
A. Diabetes
B. Yellow fever
C. Hypertension
D. Asthma
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2026 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which of the following is the primary purpose of travel
medicine?
A. Treat chronic diseases
B. Prevent illness and injury in travelers
C. Perform surgery abroad
D. Sell travel insurance
Rationale: Travel medicine focuses on prevention of health
risks before, during, and after travel.
Correct answer: B. Prevent illness and injury in travelers
2. Which vaccine is commonly recommended for travelers to
yellow fever-endemic areas?
A. MMR vaccine
B. Yellow fever vaccine
C. Influenza vaccine
D. Tetanus vaccine
Rationale: Yellow fever vaccination is required or
recommended for endemic regions.
Correct answer: B. Yellow fever vaccine
,3. What is the most common illness among international
travelers?
A. Malaria
B. Traveler’s diarrhea
C. Typhoid fever
D. Tuberculosis
Rationale: Traveler’s diarrhea is the most frequently reported
travel-related illness.
Correct answer: B. Traveler’s diarrhea
4. Malaria is transmitted through which vector?
A. Tick
B. Mosquito
C. Flea
D. Sandfly
Rationale: Malaria is transmitted by infected Anopheles
mosquitoes.
Correct answer: B. Mosquito
5. Which antimalarial drug is commonly used for prophylaxis?
A. Paracetamol
B. Amoxicillin
,C. Mefloquine
D. Ibuprofen
Rationale: Mefloquine is a standard prophylactic antimalarial
medication.
Correct answer: C. Mefloquine
6. What is the main purpose of travel health risk assessment?
A. To issue passports
B. To determine travel insurance cost
C. To identify health risks and preventive measures
D. To book flights
Rationale: Risk assessment evaluates potential health hazards
for travelers.
Correct answer: C. To identify health risks and preventive
measures
7. Hepatitis A is primarily transmitted through:
A. Air droplets
B. Contaminated food and water
C. Sexual contact only
D. Mosquito bites
Rationale: Hepatitis A spreads via fecal-oral route.
Correct answer: B. Contaminated food and water
, 8. Which is a key preventive measure against traveler’s
diarrhea?
A. Avoid sleeping
B. Drink untreated water
C. Eat raw street food
D. Drink bottled or purified water
Rationale: Safe food and water practices reduce infection risk.
Correct answer: D. Drink bottled or purified water
9. Typhoid fever is caused by which organism?
A. Salmonella typhi
B. Vibrio cholerae
C. Plasmodium falciparum
D. Influenza virus
Rationale: Typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria.
Correct answer: A. Salmonella typhi
10. Which disease is preventable by a travel vaccine and
required for some countries?
A. Diabetes
B. Yellow fever
C. Hypertension
D. Asthma
