Chapter 17 Lesson 1 Diseases

What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?

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

Disease causing agents such as bacteria and viruses are called _______________.

• pathogens

• antibodies

• villians

• particles

What is the primary function of your immune system?

• to create organelles

• to protect your body from pathogens

• to aid in blood circulation

• to protect your bones and muscles

________ is a procedure that helps the body defend itself against disease.

• Vaccination

• Pathogens

• Cholera

• Pasteurization

________ is a process in which a food is heated to a temperature that kills most harmful bacteria.

• Vaccination

• Pathogens

• Cholera

• Pasteurization

In the mid-1800s, Louis Pasteur realized that bacteria from ______ the body caused tissue in wounds to decay.

• inside

• outside

________ made one of the first microscopes. He used it to discover bacteria in pond water.

• Leeuwenhoek

• Pasteur

• Lister

• Koch

________ developed a set of rules to determine whether bacteria caused an illness.

• Leeuwenhoek

• Pasteur

• Lister

• Koch

________ used carbolic acid to kill bacteria in operating rooms.

• Leeuwenhoek

• Pasteur

• Lister

• Koch

• Jenner

Diseases caused by pathogens that can be transmitted from one person to another are ________________.

• infectious diseases

• vector

• noninfectious disease

• genetics