The immune system introduction AP

Which scientist created a set of rules to identify the germ responsible for causing diseases?

• Pasteur

• Semmelweis

• Snow

• Koch

A disease-causing microorganism such as certain bacteria or viruses.

• Epidemic
• Allergy
• Pathogen
• Autumn

Which best distinguishes an infectious disease from a noninfectious disease?

• Infectious diseases can be cured with antibiotics; noninfectious diseases cannot.
• Infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines; noninfectious diseases cannot.
• Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot.
• Infectious diseases cannot be transmitted from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases can.

Ticks and mosquitos are examples of this way of transmitting (spreading) disease

• Air-borne

• Vector

• Touching a surface

• Contaminated food or water

When a pathogen is transmitted from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, shaking hands, etc).

• Transmission

• Translation

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

• Airborne Transmission

• Foodborne Tranmission

• Vector-Borne Transmission

What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?

• animals, bacteria, fungi and plants

• bacteria, fungi, nucleus, parasites

• bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites

• bacteria, plants, fungi, parasites

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Disease

• Pathogens

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Diseases

• Pathogens

Each of the following statements is true, except:

• Viruses come in different types

• Viruses infect living cells

• Viruses can replicate without hosts

• Viruses can cause illnesses