Infectious Disease, Pandemic, and Epidemics

Millions of people living all over the world have cancer. Is cancer a pandemic?

• No, because cancer is not contagious.
• No, because cancer is not always fatal.
• Yes, because millions of people have cancer.
• Yes, because people all over the world have cancer.

A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term BEST describes the outbreak?

• pandemic
• plague
• epidemic
• infection

Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic?

• the symptoms of the disease
• the geographical area affected
• the species of organisms infected
• the season in which the disease spreads

Which antibiotic was developed from a fungus and has been used to cure many illnesses that could have led to epidemics?

• aspirin

• ethanol

• penicillin

• acetaminophen

What does a virus have on the inside?

• DNA, but never RNA
• RNA but never DNA
• DNA or RNA
• neither DNA or RNA

A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.

• host cell
• bacteria
• virus
• pathogen

Facts about influenza include all but which of the following?

• a. it is the same as a cold
• b. it can be prevented with a vaccine
• c. it can be cured by antibodies
• d. it kills thousands of people each year

Diseases that can be transmitted between organisms are:

• inherited
• infectious
• congenital
• enviroment

Which is the BEST way to help prevent the flu virus from becoming a pandemic?

• sleeping 8 hours a night
• taking antibiotics
• getting a vaccination
• eating fruits and vegetables

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

Which BEST compares bacteria and viruses?

• bacteria are smaller than viruses
• bacteria cause disease, but viruses do not
• bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not
• bacteria have genetic material, but viruses do not