Causes of Diseases

What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?

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

Athlete's foot is which type?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protist

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

• bacteria
• a virus
• a fungi
• a protist

Viruses...

• use a host to reproduce
• breath oxygen
• grow
• eat food

What does a vaccine do?

• Gives you immunity
• Gets you sick
• Cures you
• Kills you

20 people became sick with the flu after a school dance. What is the best explanation for how they got sick?

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

Which is NOT a way to protect yourself from contracting a communicable disease?

• Washing your hands
• Participating in high risk behavior
• Getting vaccinated
• Avoid touching wild animals

What is ring worm?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Parasite

Which of the following is not a way to prevent or treat viruses?

• antibiotics
• antiviral medications
• vaccines
• wash your hands

Which of the following is not caused by a virus?

• Common Cold
• Norovirus
• Strep Throat
• AIDS