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Mosquito and West Nile Virus Quiz

1. How can people become infected with the West Nile Virus?

   	a.	From person to person
   	b.	Mosquitoes
   	c.	From birds

   
    
2. Who are most likely to develop severe illness?

   	a.	People over about 55 or with pre-existing health conditions
   	b.	Infants
   	c.	Teenagers and college students

   
    
3. If I live in an area where birds or mosquitoes with West Nile Virus have been reported, and a mosquito bites me, am I likely to get sick?

   	a.	Yes
   	b.	Only if there have been reports of human cases with WNV
   	c.	No

   
    
4. What can I do to reduce my risk of becoming infected with West Nile Virus?

   	a.	Use repellents with DEET, wear light-colored clothing that covers arms and legs and avoid places and times that mosquitoes are active.
   	b.	Use vitamin B
   	c.	Stay close to ultrasonic devices, bug zappers and incense.
   	d.	All of the above

   
    
5. When and where are mosquitoes most active or biting?

   	a.	Where there are high weeds, tall grass or bushes
   	b.	Between dusk to dawn
   	c.	Both of the above

   
    
6. What can I do around my home to help reduce exposure to mosquitoes?

   	a.	Make sure door and windows screens fit tightly, and repair any holes.
   	b.	Keep gutters, drains, and ditches clean. Remove water holding containers (buckets, tires, etc.).
   	c.	Eliminate standing water in your yard.
   	d.	All of the above.

   
    
7. What agency conducts mosquito control in my town?

   	a.	The DuPage County Health Department
   	b.	Village or city governments and/or mosquito abatement districts
   	c.	The DuPage County Forest Preserve

   
    
8. How do mosquitoes find new hosts?

   	a.	By observing movement, by detecting warm bodies, and by detecting carbon dioxide and lactic acid.
   	b.	By feeling movement with their body hair.
   	c.	By random landings on what appears to be hosts.

   
    
9. What are some of the symptoms of West Nile Virus?

   	a.	Fever, headache, skin rash, swollen lymph glands
   	b.	Disorientation, tremors, neck stiffness, paralysis and encephalitis
   	c.	Both of the above

   
    
10. Why do mosquitoes need to suck blood from their hosts?

    	a.	Because they are bored
    	b.	For their eggs
    	c.	It is fun for them