This document contains a 20 question questionnaire about dengue disease in Malaysia that is being administered as part of a research study comparing understanding of dengue between male and female students. It will take respondents approximately 10 minutes to complete. The questionnaire includes multiple choice questions about dengue symptoms, transmission, treatment, and prevention.

1. Questionnaire
We are conducting a research to study the
understanding of male and female students in
Taylor’s University on dengue disease in
Malaysia.
The questionnaire is composed of 20 questions and
it takes about 10 min to complete it. Thank you very
much for your time and effort.
Gender: Female Male
Age: ________
Dengue Disease
1. Which are not the symptoms of dengue?
A. Vomiting
B. High fever
C. Muscle pain
D. Asthma
E. No idea
2. Select the correct minor symptoms for dengue
fever-:
A. Hair drops
B. Severe joint and muscle pain
C. Sore throat
D. Severe back pain
E. No idea
3. Where do Aedes mosquitoes breed?
A. Clean, stagnant water
B. Dirtywater
C. Running stream
D. The sea
4. The incubation period of dengue fever infection
within the range of-:
A. 3-8 days
B. 5-10 days
C. 3-14 days
D. 6-12 days
E. No idea
5. Can dengue fever be passed on from one
person to another?
A. No
B. Yes
C. I don't know
6. Dengue is fatal?
A. Yes
B. No
C. No idea
7. The Aedes mosquito can transmit the viruses
that cause dengue fever. True or false?
A. True
B. False
C. No idea
8. Transmission route for dengue fever is through:
A. Person to person
B. Mosquito bites
C. Faecal-oral route
D. No idea
9. If you get bitten by an AEDES mosquito, are
you will contract the disease straight away?
A. Yes
B. No
C. No idea
10. Dengue can be spread through touch of hand
or body touch?
A. Yes
B. No
C. No idea
11. What can be done to reduce the risk of
obtaining dengue fever?
A. Wear protective clothing
B. Use mosquito repellent
C. Reduce mosquito habitat
D. All of the above
12. There are currently no vaccines for dengue
fever. True or false?
A. True
B. False
C. No idea

2. 13. What is the treatment for dengue?
i. There is no treatment
ii. Use analgesic with acetaminophen
iii. Sleep more and drink plenty of water
A. i
B. i, ii
C. ii, iii
D. All the above
E. No idea
14. Which do you think dengue is most common?
A. Rural areas
B. Undeveloped areas
C. Urban areas
D. Forrest areas
E. No idea
15. Which type of mosquito does not travels
dengue flU?
A. Aegypti
B. Albopictus
C. Aldinoppic
D. No idea
16. How many types of Dengue?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. No idea
17. Which the followings are the types of Dengue
i. Dengue Fever
ii. Chikungunya
iii. Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS)
iv. Dengue Hemorrhagic Syndrome
(DHS)
A. i, ii
B. iii, iv
C. i, iii, iv
D. All of the above
E. No idea