Ch.18 Communicable Disease Review

All of the following are examples of spreading pathogens through indirect contact except ____

• shaking hands with someone who has pinkeye, and who has just touched their eyes

• breathing air near someone who has sneezed or coughed without covering their nose and mouth

• drinking from a glass used by someone who is sick, without washing the glass first

• using a sick person’s eating utensil without washing it first

Which of the following is not a way to protect yourself from pathogens?

• Share glasses and eating utensils with people who are sick.

• Avoid close contact with people who have a communicable disease.

• Keep your hands and fingers away from your mouth, nose, and eyes.

• Keep pets clean and healthy.

If you get sick, ____

• it’s not important to get medical care because most diseases will go away by themselves.

• medical care is not necessary because diseases never lead to more serious health problems.

• it’s important to get medical care because many diseases can lead to more serious health problems.

• medical care should usually be avoided because it often makes health problems worse.

What is one way to help stop the spread of pathogens?

• Touch people often when you are sick.

• Touch objects that have been handled by someone who is sick.

• Wash your hands often with soap.

• Spend a lot of time around someone with a cold.

When a person with a communicable disease is contagious, __________

• they can no longer spread the disease to other people.

• they are most likely to spread the disease to other people.

• they are least likely to spread the disease to other people.

• they are no longer showing symptoms of the disease.

What is not a way to keep pathogens from spreading?

• Share eating and drinking utensils.

• Wash your hands before eating.

• Avoid touching your mouth, nose, and eyes.

• Wash your hands after playing with pets.

All of the following are ways you can help prevent germs from entering your body except __________

• don’t have close contact with people who are sick.

• touch your mouth and nose regularly.

• wash your hands regularly.

• practice healthy behaviors.

Inflammation __________

• is a sign that something is seriously wrong with your body.

• is your body’s first response to injury or disease.

• is a sign that there are no pathogens in your body.

• is your body’s way of telling you that you are about to come into contact with pathogens.

What are lymphocytes?

• white blood cells that attack pathogens or harmful germs

• red blood cells that attack pathogens or harmful germs

• tissues and organs that fight disease

• drugs and vaccines that fight disease

How can you help protect the people around you from pathogens?

• You can’t, because no one can avoid pathogens.

• If you are sick at school, keep it to yourself and leave as soon as school is finished for the day.

• If you are ill, don’t go to school or other public places.

• If you think you are ill, wait until you show symptoms before getting medical care.