Infectious Diseases

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
• They engulf the pathogens

Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or fungus.

• antigen
• prion
• pathogen
• allergen

What is one MAJOR organ of the Immune System?

• Spinal Cord
• Brain
• Skin
• Heart

a tiny, non-living particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called

• bacteria
• a virus
• a fungi
• ha protist

a single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus is called

• a bacteriophage
• a virus
• a protist
• bacteria

a living thing that provides a virus with a source of energy is called 

• a parasite
• a cell
• a host
• a bacteriophage

An organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm is called

• a host
• a parasite
• a cell
• a virus

What is athlete's foot?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protist

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

What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?

• A bacterium
• A virus
• A fungus
• A protist