Communicable Disease

_______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind

• disease
• infection
• pathogen

________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.

• Non-communicable disase
• Communicable Disease
• Pathogens

________ are disease-causing organisms that are so small you need a microscope to see them. Think "fancy word for germs".

• Virus

• Disease

• Communicable

• Pathogen

Viruses are the smallest disease-causing organisms.  Fact or Fiction

• Fact
• Fiction

All diseases are caused by pathogens.  Fact or Fiction?

• Fact
• Fiction

A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?

• Fungi
• Helminth
• Virus
• Bacteria

Pathogens like to "attack" humans because they seek which of the following:

• shelter
• food source
• place to multiply
• all of the above

Mosquitoes and Ticks are examples of organisms that can spread disease.  These types of organisms are refereed to as?

• Vectors
• Fungi
• Pathogens

The __________ period is how long the disease can spread from one person to another.

• Sickness
• Bed rest
• Contagious

Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?

• least
• most