8.L.1.2 Quiz Review

Which helps humans to resist an infectious disease?

• heredity
• immunity
• pathogens

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A student sorted a list of diseases and conditions into two groups.

• inherited conditions.
• infectious diseases.
• caused by environmental conditions.
• not treatable with medications.
  

Diseases that can be transmitted between organisms are

• infectious
• inherited
• environmental
• congenital

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

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

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS. The first known human cases AIDS were in Africa in the late 1950s. Since then, tens of millions of people have died from the disease, and tens of millions more people all over the world are infected. Which term best describes the disease AIDS?

• isolated cases
• outbreak
• epidemic
• pandemic

Which has had the greatest impact on preventing epidemics in the twenty-first century?

• immunizations
• new medicines
• good hygiene

How can the rate of an infectious disease be drastically reduced?

• by taking medication daily
• by preventing transmission between people
• by wearing clean clothing daily
• by performing dental hygiene three times each day

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

• getting a vaccination
• taking antibiotics
• eating fruits and vegetables
• washing hands often

Which will most likely occur when the quality of sanitation in an area improves?

• The number of disease carriers will increase.
• The number of infectious disease cases will decrease.
• The amount of available food resources will decrease.
• The amount of necessary medical treatment will increase.

Which term refers to the spread of disease across a large region or sometimes worldwide?

• antibiotic
• epidemic
• pandemic
• pathogenic