General Health Quiz

Vaccines work by...

• killing pathogens that are already infecting a host
• helping antibodies build immunity against a specific pathogen
• causing the body to expel pathogens faster than normal
• preventing a specific pathogen from entering the body

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Parasite

What do antibiotics cure?

• bacteria
• virus
• parasite
• fungus

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

• virus
• bacteria
• fungus
• parasite

Which best explains how a nonliving virus is able to reproduce?

• A virus becomes living when in contact with a host organism.
• A virus infects a host organism by injecting its DNA into the cells of the host organism.
• A virus infects a host organism by pulling the DNA from the cells of the host organism into itself.
• A virus becomes living when a sufficient number of viruses invade a host organism and cause an infection.

An infectious disease:

• disorder caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, and can be passed from person to person

• is not transmissible directly from one person to another

• caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body

• an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken

One way to prevent the spreading of disease is:

• to cough and get all the disease expelled from your body

• to wash your hands thoroughly and frequently

• to rub your eyes and nose when sick to alleviate symptoms

• stay in close contact with others for comfort

Which of the following is a disease caused by poor diet?

• Measles

• Mumps

• HIV/AIDS

• Heart disease

Who developed vaccines?

• Louis Pasteur

• Charles Darwin

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolf Virchow

Which of the following will NOT reduce the spread of disease?

• Washing your hands after using the toilet

• Using a tissue when you sneeze

• Washing chicken before cooking it

• Using hand sanitizer