Communicable Diseases Study Guide | Infection Control & Public
Health Nursing Revision Notes for Nursing Students|2026 update
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs) (20 Marks)
1. Autoinfection is commonly seen in:
a. Trichuriasis
b. Enterobiasis
c. Ascariasis
d. Schistosomiasis
2. The drug of choice for all schistosomal species is:
a. Oxamniquine
b. Metrifonate
c. Praziquantel
d. Niclosamide
3. Examples of cestodes include:
a. Hymenolepis nana, taenia saginata, diphyllobothrium lata
b. Necator americanas, ankylostoma duodenale, taenia solium
c. Echinococcus granulosus, brugia malayi, wuchereria bancrofti
d. Ankylostoma duodenale, loa loa, onchocerca volvulus
4. A disease pandemic is one that:
a. Few persons acquire over a short period of time
b. Occurs occassionally in a population
c. Affects many people
d. Is always present in a population
5. Which of the following constitute the physical component of the environment:
a. Water, soil type, land, climate
b. Water, soil type, plants, climate
c. Climate, land, altitude, plants
d. Climate, altitude, soil type, plants
6. Sources of water include the following:
a. Rain, surface, underground and sea water
b. Rain, surface, recycled and sea water
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Health Nursing Revision Notes for Nursing Students|2026 update
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs) (20 Marks)
1. Autoinfection is commonly seen in:
a. Trichuriasis
b. Enterobiasis
c. Ascariasis
d. Schistosomiasis
2. The drug of choice for all schistosomal species is:
a. Oxamniquine
b. Metrifonate
c. Praziquantel
d. Niclosamide
3. Examples of cestodes include:
a. Hymenolepis nana, taenia saginata, diphyllobothrium lata
b. Necator americanas, ankylostoma duodenale, taenia solium
c. Echinococcus granulosus, brugia malayi, wuchereria bancrofti
d. Ankylostoma duodenale, loa loa, onchocerca volvulus
4. A disease pandemic is one that:
a. Few persons acquire over a short period of time
b. Occurs occassionally in a population
c. Affects many people
d. Is always present in a population
5. Which of the following constitute the physical component of the environment:
a. Water, soil type, land, climate
b. Water, soil type, plants, climate
c. Climate, land, altitude, plants
d. Climate, altitude, soil type, plants
6. Sources of water include the following:
a. Rain, surface, underground and sea water
b. Rain, surface, recycled and sea water
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