2.01 Communicable Disease

A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?

• Fungi
• Helminth
• Virus
• Bacteria

Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungus
• Protozoan

What is the single most effective way to break the chain of infection?

• handwashing
• sterilization
• cleaning surfaces
• nutrition

Diseases caused by mites, fleas, and ticks are?

• bacteria
• fungi
• staphlococcus
• ricksettsiae

Exogenous is

• an infection that starts from inside of the body

• an infection that starts outside the body

An infection that begins in a healthcare facility is a

• endogenous
• nosocomial
• exogenous
• opportunistic

What is a pathogen

• a doctor who specializes in curing diseases
• microbe that are beneficial when present
• a special machine that is used to grow microbes
• a small living organism that can cause disease

What is used to cure someone with a bacterial infection such as strep throat

• aspirin
• radiation
• antibiotics
• ibuprophen

aerobic bacteria require what to live?

• acid
• sun light
• oxygen
• plants

Pathogenic bacteria help the body break down food and protect against infection.

• True
• False