Bacteria VS Viruses

Which type of cell fights off harmful bacteria?

• white blood cell

• red blood cell

• skin cell

• nerve cell

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Bacteria can cause infections in...

• people

• animals

• plants

• all of the above

Which system in our bodies fights infections?

• digestive system

• immune system

• cardiovascular system

• all of the above

Which disease is caused by a virus, NOT bacteria?

• scarlet fever

• pneumonia

• COVID-19

• a harmful infection

By itself, a virus is

• a living animal

• a type of plant

• lifeless

• a harmful infection

Which disease is caused by bacteria, NOT a virus?

• typhoid fever

• the common cold

• measles

• COVID-19

Choose the answers that fit: Viruses can infect...

• plants

• people

• animals

• bacteria

Antibiotics can cure...

• viruses

• bacteria

• viruses or bacteria

• anything

A vaccine makes people immune to a disease by causing their bodies to make

• bacteria

• virus-fighting antibodies

• antibiotics

• more protective cells

You are more likely to catch a cold if you...

• eat food that is not cooked properly

• go out on a cold day in the winter without a jacket

• stand in an elevator with a sneezing stranger

• swim in a cold lake

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