Diseases

True or False?
The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissue, and organs that work together to protect the body

• True
• False

What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?

• A bacterium
• A virus
• A fungus
• A protist

Athlete's foot is which type?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protist

Which can be treated with antibiotics?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Mutagen
• Parasite

What does a vaccine do?

• Gives you immunity
• Gets you sick
• Cures you
• Kills you

20 people became sick with the flu after a school dance. What is the best explanation for how they got sick?

• Contact with environmental source
• Contact with an infected animal
• contact with a contaminated object
• contact with an infected person

Which of the following is a noninfectious disease that affects the respiratory system?

• Influenza
• Parkinson's disease
• Cold
• Asthma

Which of the following is not a way to prevent or treat viruses?

• antibiotics
• antiviral medications
• vaccines
• wash your hands

A disease that can be passed from one person to another through pathogens.

• Communicable disease
• Noncommunicable disease

_______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind

• disease
• infection
• pathogen