Snake bite is classified by the WHO as which of the following?
A. Emerging infectious disease
B. Neglected Tropical Disease
C. Occupational disease
D. Zoonotic epidemic
B
According to WHO estimates, the number of snake bites that occur worldwide each year is approximately:
A. 500,000
B. 1 million
C. 5.4 million
D. 10 million
C
The population most commonly affected by snake bites in West Africa is:
A. Urban office workers
B. Fishermen
C. Farmers and rural dwellers
D. Teachers
C
The most common site of snake bite is:
A. Head
B. Trunk
C. Lower limb
D. Neck
C
The most common type of venomous snake responsible for bites in many regions is:
A. Cobra
B. Viper
C. Python
D. Boa
B
Which of the following snake families is commonly associated with neurotoxic venom?
A. Viperidae
B. Elapidae
C. Colubridae
D. Boidae
B
A snake bite without venom injection is called:
A. Silent bite
B. Sterile bite
C. Dry bite
D. Mild bite
C
Viper venom commonly causes which of the following?
A. Neurotoxicity
B. Hemotoxicity
C. Nephrotoxicity only
D. Cardiotoxicity
B
Neurotoxic snake venom primarily affects:
A. Liver
B. Blood vessels
C. Neuromuscular junction
D. Bone marrow
C
Which of the following is a feature of neurotoxic snake envenomation?
A. Severe bleeding
B. Ptosis
C. Hematuria
D. Ecchymosis
B
Which of the following is most characteristic of viper envenomation?
A. Paralysis
B. Local swelling and bleeding
C. Blindness
D. Convulsions
B
The most specific treatment for venomous snake bite is:
A. Antibiotics
B. Antivenom serum
C. Steroids
D. Analgesics
B
Antivenom that neutralizes venom from only one species of snake is called:
A. Polyvalent antivenom
B. Monovalent antivenom
C. Broad spectrum antivenom
D. Synthetic antivenom
B
Antivenom that neutralizes venom from several species of snakes is called:
A. Monovalent
B. Polyvalent
C. Universal
D. Neutralizing serum
B
Which of the following is the most appropriate first aid for snake bite?
A. Apply a tight tourniquet
B. Cut the wound and suck the venom
C. Immobilize the affected limb and transport to hospital
D. Apply ice to the wound
C
Which of the following snakes belongs to the family Elapidae?
A. Puff adder
B. Gaboon viper
C. Cobra
D. Saw-scaled viper
C
Which snake family is mainly responsible for hemotoxic envenomation?
A. Elapidae
B. Viperidae
C. Hydrophiidae
D. Colubridae
B
Sea snakes primarily produce which type of toxicity?
A. Neurotoxicity
B. Hemotoxicity
C. Myotoxicity
D. Hepatotoxicity
C
Which of the following is usually the earliest sign of neurotoxic snake envenomation?
A. Bleeding from gums
B. Ptosis
C. Severe swelling
D. Hypotension
B
Which symptom indicates severe neurotoxic envenomation?
A. Blister formation
B. Respiratory paralysis
C. Local pain
D. Fever
B
Which of the following findings suggests viper bite?
A. Minimal local swelling
B. Severe coagulopathy
C. Early respiratory failure
D. Dilated pupils only
B
The 20-minute whole blood clotting test (WBCT20) is used to detect:
A. Neurotoxicity
B. Renal failure
C. Coagulopathy
D. Cardiac toxicity
C
If blood fails to clot after 20 minutes in a clean dry tube, it suggests:
A. Mild envenomation
B. Severe hemotoxic envenomation
C. Dry bite
D. Infection
B
Acute kidney injury following snake bite is most commonly associated with:
A. Cobra bites
B. Viper bites
C. Sea snake bites
D. Python bites
B
