Disease and Immune System Review

Antibiotics work against most

• Bacteria
• Bacteria & Viruses
• Vaccines
• Viruses

Which of the following is caused by a pathogen?

• Bruise

• Blood Clot

• Diabetes

• Influenza

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

• support the body through bones and muscles
• get rid of waste from the body
• protect the body from pathogens
• move blood through the body

Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...

• autoimmune diseases
• helper t-cells
• fever
• antibodies

Jorge has a cold but feels well enough to study with his friends Lisa and Jin. Lisa and Jin become sick. Which term describes Jorge’s condition when he was studying with his friends?  

• noninfectious

• contagious

• immune

• deadly

Which answer best describes how infectious diseases get transmitted (passed on)?  

• people can sneeze or cough and pass disease on through the air
• drinking water can be contaminated with diseases
• objects such as doorknobs and towels can be contaminated by disease
• all of the above answers are ways that diseases are transmitted

This allows us to develop an artificial immunity to a disease without ever getting sick from the disease.

• antibiotics

• vaccines

• blood transfusions

What is the correct term to use when talking about bacteria, viruses, and other things that can make people sick?  

• diseases

• vaccines

• antibodies

• pathogens

Which disease is a non-communicable?

• Asthma

• Influenza

• AIDS

• Chickenpox

As part of the immune system, white blood cells fight germs. Another name for white blood cells is ....

• a. Rhinovirus

• c. Glands

• b. Leukocytes

• d. Nodes