Statistics for Myths about infectious disease - Multiple choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
How is Cholera spread?	Consuming contaminated water	97%
What is the best way to treat plague?	Antibiotics	91%
How is HIV spread?	Sexual intercourse or blood transfusion	91%
How is zika virus most commonly spread?	Aedes Mosquito bites	88%
Which of these facts about HIV is true?	It's possible for HIV positive parents to give birth to a a HIV negative child	88%
What causes plague?	The bacterium Yersinia pestis	88%
Which of these facts about flu is true?	There are over a dozen species of flu virus	76%
Which of these is a real viral disease?	Kissing disease	71%
How is plague spread?	Via flea bites	71%
What was the origin of the Spanish flu?	It came from a pig/chicken farm in Kansas	44%
Which of these facts about Tuberculosis (TB) is true?	You can only catch TB from prolonged close contact with someone who has it	44%
Which of these facts about polio is true?	Polio cannot be cured	41%
Which of these facts about malaria is true?	The global death rate of malaria is less than 1%	41%
Which of these facts about anthrax is true?	Anthrax can be caught from infected animals	35%
Which of these facts about leprosy/Hansen's Disease is true?	Leprosy is fully curable	24%