Infectious Disease Quiz Review

Which of the following is an example of direct contact with an infected person?

• sneezing

• shaking hands

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

• They are all alive

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

• virus

• bacteria

• fungus

• parasite/protist

Which pathogen reproduces using binary fission (Asexual Reproduction)?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

Which pathogen usually spreads via a vector?

• virus

• bacteria

• fungus

• parasite/protist

Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?

• protist/parasite

• fungi

• bacteria

• virus

Which pathogen is only one cell?

• virus

• bacteria

• fungus

• parasite/protist

Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine each year?

• Viruses replicate more rapidly over time.

• Viruses can mutate from year to year.

• Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year.

• Vaccines get stronger over time.

How can the rate of spread of an infectious disease be drastically reduced?

• by taking medication daily

• by preventing transmission between people

• by wearing clean clothing daily

• by performing dental hygiene three times each day

What is the BEST definition for a pathogen?

• A microscopic organism

• A type of microscopic organism that causes disease in a host

• A disease that kills its host

• An organism that contains another organism on or inside itself