Infectious Diseases & Pathogens

Which practice prevents the spread of germs?

• Blowing your Nose

• Reusing the same Tissue

• Washing your Hands Often

• Coughing into your Hand

Which statement describes the difference between a noninfectious and an infectious disease?

• Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens and can be spread

• Noninfectious can be caused by bacteria

• Noninfectious can be caused by viruses and infectious diseases are caused bacteria and fungi

• Noninfectious diseases are caused by pathogens and can be spread

Any living or nonliving thing that causes infectious diseases.

• Pathogen

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• White blood cell

An organism that lives on/inside of and feeds from a host organism.

• Parasite

• Fungi

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is one way in which a virus is different from a bacteria?

• A virus isn't made of cells

• Only bacteria can cause disease.

• Viruses contain DNA, but bacteria don't.

• A bacteria isn't made of cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Unicellular prokaryotic organisms that have a cell wall.

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Virus

• Pathogen

Which system fights disease?

• excretory
• nervous
• immune
• digestive

These infectious agents are not living because they can ONLY multiply once they are inside of their host.

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungus

Covid-19 is an example of...

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungus

Strep throat is an example of...

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungus