Lesson 12.1 Quiz - Infectious Diseases

Is a single celled microbe that causes diseases such as strep throat, meningitis, TB, cholera and staph infection. Can multiple quickly in the body. There are good and bad types of these in the body.

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Parasite

• Fungi

Is a plant-like microbe. Causes athletes foot.

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Parasite

• Fungi

A microbe that lives in or on another organism of another species (its host) and benefits by taking nutrients from the host. Examples include head lice and tapeworms.

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Parasite

• Fungi

What is an infectious disease?

• A disease that can be spread from person to person

• A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

What is a non-infectious disease?

• A disease that can be spread from person to person

• A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

A pathogen is another word for

• bacteria

• germs

• virus

• antibodies

An ____________________ disease can also be called a communicable disease

• infectious

• noninfectious

• asthma

• deadly

An organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm is called

• a host
• a parasite
• a cell
• a virus

What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?

• Nose
• Mouth
• Broken Skin
• All of the Aove

When pathogenic bacteria invade the body it might produce harmful substances called toxins

• True

• False