Infectious disease

malaria is which type of pathogen?

• virus

• protozoa

• fungus

• bacteria

• parasite

Hair lice are what type of pathogen?

• virus

• protozoa

• fungus

• bacteria

• parasite

The common cold is what type of pathogen?

• virus

• protozoa

• fungus

• bacteria

• parasite

Which of these is not a physical barrier of your body to disease?

• skin

• mucous membranes

• chemicals

• hair

The proteins in your immune system that fight disease are called

• lymph cells.

• white blood cells.

• amino acids.

• antibodies.

If you want to stay well, which of these should you do?

• exercise regularly

• eat a balanced diet

• get enough sleep

• all of these

When you are sick, which of these should you do?

• drink fluids and rest

• go to school

• push yourself to feel better

• stop taking medicine as soon as you start to feel a little better

Which of these is not a disease that can be treated with antibiotics?

• flu

• strep throat

• tetanus

• sinus infection

What is the most common term phrase for communicable disease

• infectious disease

• plague

• outbreak

• air borne pathogen

Ticks are an example of this way of transmitting (spreading) disease

• Air-borne

• Vector

• Touching a surface

• Contaminated food or water