Diseases Review

The immune system is the body system that fights disease

• True

• False

ALL diseases are caused by pathogens

• True

• False

Most colds are acute diseases

• True

• False

Exercise and a healthful diet can help prevent some diseases

• True

• False

Strep throat is an example of a ____________.

• pathogen

• communicable disease

• noncommunicable disease

• vaccine

If pathogens get into the body, they can cause ___________.

• antibiotic

• infection

• immunization

• abstinence

What is your body's natural ability to fight disease called?

• abstinence

• antibiotic

• resistance

• vaccine

Which of these is an example of a disease that is usually chronic?

• heart disease

• pinkeye

• cold

• strep throat

If you have diabetes, your body can't make or use ____________ properly.

• insulin

• infection

• vaccines

• immunity

Any disease that can't spread from person to person

• communicable

• non-communicable