Infectious Agents

​And infections agents

Multiple Choice

What's the purpose of the body's immune system?

• To block pathogens from infecting the body

• To fight off infections

• To recognize pathogens

• All of the above

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When a person doesn't get enough sleep, their immune system:

• Becomes stronger

• Becomes weaker

• Gains autoimmunity

• Can't remember diseases

​Parasites include protists and helminths

​Prions are
protein structures that are not alive

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What are the types of pathogens that could cause illness?

• animals, bacteria, fungi and plants, helminths

• bacteria, fungi, nucleus, protist, prions

• bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists, helminths, and prions

• bacteria, plants, fungi, protist, prions, helminths

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This pathogen is actually a protein. There is no cure for diseases caused by this agent.

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Prions

• Fungi

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This type of pathogen is actually a type of eukaryotic worm. Example: Tapeworm

• Helminths

• Protists

• Virus

• Fungi

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Vaccinations are used for

• Curing the illness

• Preventing the Illness

• Getting the illness

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What produces white blood cells?

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fight invading viruses, bacteria, and fungi.

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An infection becomes a disease when ...

• the host dies.

• the body's functions become affected.

• more than one host has the disease.

• the disease is named by scientists.

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An infectious disease is different from an inherited disease because ...

• it is passed down from parent to offspring.

• it is always a recessive disease.

• it can be contracted.

• it is always dominant.

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This type of pathogen is non-living. The best way to prevent these pathogens from infecting a person is vaccination and proper hygiene. Example: Influenza

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Helminths

• Protists

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These pathogens are living and are uni-cellular. They can be treated with antibiotics.

• Bacteria

• Prions

• Protists

• Fungi

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True or False: Nosocomial infection is another term for a hospital-acquired infection.

• True

• False

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This living infectious agent, also known as worms, is acquired through consumption of contaminated food or water and often causes rapid weight loss.

• Prions

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Helminths

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This living, multicellular infectious agent, which causes athlete's foot, includes mildews, molds, and mushrooms.

• Prions

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protists