Agents of diseases

Ten people became sick with the flu after attending a school dance.What likely happened?

• Contact with environmental sources
• contact with an infected animal
• contact with a contaminated object
• contact with an infected person

Which term describes a disease spread across the largest area?

• epidemic
• pandemic

Which  best describes the difference between a pandemic and epidemic?

• Pandemic is like an apple if epidemic is like an orange
• epidemic is like a city if pandemic is like the whole country
• both mean the same thing
• pandemic is smaller than an epidemic

Which  best describes the difference between a pandemic and epidemic?

• Pandemic is like an apple if epidemic is like an orange
• epidemic is like a city if pandemic is like the whole country
• both mean the same thing
• pandemic is smaller than an epidemic

Which pathogen is non-living?

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• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Parasite

Which pathogen can be treated with antibiotics?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• All of them

Which pathogen reproduces using spores?

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• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Parasite

What is the job of the immune system?

• To protect your body from drugs and medicine
• To protect your body from air and water
• To protect your body from pathogens
• To protect your body from itself

Is it smart to wash your hands?

• No
• Yes

What is one of the ways that antibiotics work? 

• They can stop bacteria from reproducing
• They can stop viruses from reproducing
• They stop toxins from poisoning the tissues of hosts