IBAM TEST 3 120 QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST 2025
Arthropods - ANSWER-- animals, including ticks, spiders, mites and other insects
as well as crustaceans such as shrimp, lobster, and crabs
Vector - ANSWER-- a carrier.
- an arthropod that transports a disease-causing organism, or pathogen, from one
host to another
Venom - ANSWER-- toxin produced by some animals such as scorpions, spiders,
and snakes
Envenomation - ANSWER-- the poisonous effects of the bites or stings of
arthropods or snakes
Passive or Mechanical transmission - ANSWER-- the arthropod carries the
pathogen from one host to another
- the pathogen does nothing during the transfer. "It goes along for the ride"
- ex: Filth flies carry bacteria or other disease-causing organisms on their mouth
parts and feet from infected human feces ; CAUSES DYSENTARY OR OTHER
DIARRHEAL DISEASE
- ex: Cockroaches provide a similar 'transport service' by carrying disease
organisms on their legs, feet, and mouth parts; CAUSES CHOLERA
,Active transmission or Biological transmission - ANSWER-- the disease-causing
agent undergoes some change in the body of the arthropod.
- the pathogen may multiply or simply develop into an infectious form.
Four types of Active Transmission - ANSWER-- Inoculation
- Regurgitation
- Fecal Contamination
- Crushing the vector
Inoculation - ANSWER-- A vector injects the pathogen into the host with its saliva
while it feeds on the host
- ex: Mosquitoes transmit MALARIA by inoculation
Regurgitation - ANSWER-- The vector vomits the pathogen into the host while it
feeds on the host
ex: Fleas transmit BUBONIC PLAGUE by vomiting then feeding on host
Fecal Contamination - ANSWER-- the vector defecates into a wound on the host.
As the wound itches, scratching and rubbing by the host causes the pathogen to
enter the host's body
- ex: Chagas' disease (parasite Trypanosoma cruzi) also known as North American
Sleeping Sickness is transmitted in this way by the (Triatomite bug) kissing bug
Crushing the Vector - ANSWER-- The vector is smashed onto the skin of the host.
When the host wipes off the dead bug, the pathogen is rubbed into the skin
ex: The bacteria that cause epidemic typhus live and multiply in the body of the
body louse. The body louse transmits epidemic typhus in this manner
, Arthropods: Mosquitoes - ANSWER-- carry malaria
- Anything that can hold water provides a habitat for larvae
Malaria Fast Fact - ANSWER-- must always be considered in any Soldier deployed
to a malaria- endemic region and in which the Soldier has developed an
unexplained febrile illness.
Mosquito Prevention - ANSWER-2 prevention Categories -
- PREVENTION OF BITES
- Insect bar, Long-sleeved, loose fitting clothing, Chemical repellent education
PREVENTION OF DISEASE
DEVELOPMENT
- Administer doxycycline
Arthropods: Sand Flies, where do they attack and how do you prevent? -
ANSWER-- small, bloodsucking gnats that look like small mosquitoes.
- diseases of military importance: Sandfly fever and LEISHMANIASIS
- attack man at the wrists, ankles or any exposed part of the body
- PREVENTION:
--> proper wearing of the uniform and application of repellents will prevent most
infections
--> Dogs and other domesticated animals should be avoided
Fleas: Habitat? Prevention? - ANSWER-- painful biters, but are efficient vectors of
plague, TYPHUS, and tularemia
LATEST 2025
Arthropods - ANSWER-- animals, including ticks, spiders, mites and other insects
as well as crustaceans such as shrimp, lobster, and crabs
Vector - ANSWER-- a carrier.
- an arthropod that transports a disease-causing organism, or pathogen, from one
host to another
Venom - ANSWER-- toxin produced by some animals such as scorpions, spiders,
and snakes
Envenomation - ANSWER-- the poisonous effects of the bites or stings of
arthropods or snakes
Passive or Mechanical transmission - ANSWER-- the arthropod carries the
pathogen from one host to another
- the pathogen does nothing during the transfer. "It goes along for the ride"
- ex: Filth flies carry bacteria or other disease-causing organisms on their mouth
parts and feet from infected human feces ; CAUSES DYSENTARY OR OTHER
DIARRHEAL DISEASE
- ex: Cockroaches provide a similar 'transport service' by carrying disease
organisms on their legs, feet, and mouth parts; CAUSES CHOLERA
,Active transmission or Biological transmission - ANSWER-- the disease-causing
agent undergoes some change in the body of the arthropod.
- the pathogen may multiply or simply develop into an infectious form.
Four types of Active Transmission - ANSWER-- Inoculation
- Regurgitation
- Fecal Contamination
- Crushing the vector
Inoculation - ANSWER-- A vector injects the pathogen into the host with its saliva
while it feeds on the host
- ex: Mosquitoes transmit MALARIA by inoculation
Regurgitation - ANSWER-- The vector vomits the pathogen into the host while it
feeds on the host
ex: Fleas transmit BUBONIC PLAGUE by vomiting then feeding on host
Fecal Contamination - ANSWER-- the vector defecates into a wound on the host.
As the wound itches, scratching and rubbing by the host causes the pathogen to
enter the host's body
- ex: Chagas' disease (parasite Trypanosoma cruzi) also known as North American
Sleeping Sickness is transmitted in this way by the (Triatomite bug) kissing bug
Crushing the Vector - ANSWER-- The vector is smashed onto the skin of the host.
When the host wipes off the dead bug, the pathogen is rubbed into the skin
ex: The bacteria that cause epidemic typhus live and multiply in the body of the
body louse. The body louse transmits epidemic typhus in this manner
, Arthropods: Mosquitoes - ANSWER-- carry malaria
- Anything that can hold water provides a habitat for larvae
Malaria Fast Fact - ANSWER-- must always be considered in any Soldier deployed
to a malaria- endemic region and in which the Soldier has developed an
unexplained febrile illness.
Mosquito Prevention - ANSWER-2 prevention Categories -
- PREVENTION OF BITES
- Insect bar, Long-sleeved, loose fitting clothing, Chemical repellent education
PREVENTION OF DISEASE
DEVELOPMENT
- Administer doxycycline
Arthropods: Sand Flies, where do they attack and how do you prevent? -
ANSWER-- small, bloodsucking gnats that look like small mosquitoes.
- diseases of military importance: Sandfly fever and LEISHMANIASIS
- attack man at the wrists, ankles or any exposed part of the body
- PREVENTION:
--> proper wearing of the uniform and application of repellents will prevent most
infections
--> Dogs and other domesticated animals should be avoided
Fleas: Habitat? Prevention? - ANSWER-- painful biters, but are efficient vectors of
plague, TYPHUS, and tularemia
