Teacher instructions: Write the questions on the board or ask the children verbally. Point
scored for each correct answer in (brackets). Total = 23 (junior)/25 (senior) points.
Then work out the percentage.
1) Name three animals that can contract rabies? (3 points)
Answer: Cat, Bat, Cow, Monkey, Dog, Hyena, people (mammals only)
2) 99% of all rabies cases in people are caused by? (1)
Answer: dog bites
3) What is a virus? (2)
Answer: Viruses are a type of germ, They're very tiny and when they get inside
your body and they can make you sick.
4) Name three ways the rabies infected saliva can get into your body? (3)
Answer: Bites, scratches, open wounds, lick on broken skin
5) How does the rabies virus travel to the brain? (2)
Answer: The virus travels from the entry point i.e. a bite, through the central
nervous system (at approximately 1cm / day) to the brain.
6) If a person is bitten on the ankle by a rabid dog, 105 centimetres away from
the brain, how long will it take the rabies virus to reach the brain? (2)
Answer: Approximately 105 days
7) Name four symptoms of rabies in people? (4)
Answer: Aggressive behaviours and biting, being angry, hallucination, very high
temperature and sweating, scared of water, salivating, insomnia, unable to move,
problem walking, acts shy.
8) Name three symptoms of rabies in a dog? (3)
Answer: Aggressive behaviour staggering, an open mouth that they are unable to
close, being scared of water, salivating, weakness and paralysis, a change in their
bark, death.
9) If you or your family suspect a dog is rabid, what three actions should you
take? (3)
Answer: Stay away from the animal // report the dog to the authorities // call
the Mission Rabies hotline.
(SENIOR ONLY – STANDARDS 4 TO 8)
10) What is a zoonotic disease? (2)
Answer: A disease that can be transferred from animals to people and people to
animals.
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6) If a person is bitten on the ankle by a rabid dog, 105 centimetres away from
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My score (Junior)
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