INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Organisms that cause disease are called __________________.

• hosts

• pathogens

• Phagocytes

• Flagellum

All include pathogens EXCEPT for__________________.

• Bacteria

• Toxins

• Viruses

• Fungi

• Protists

Infectious diseases can spread by contact with

• an infected person

• a contaminated object

• an Infected animal

• an environmental source

• All of the above.

True or False: Some vIruses and bacteria that live in food, water, and soil can cause disease.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of direct contact with an infected person?

• sneezing

• shaking hands

What causes malaria?

• bacteria
• fungi
• protists
• viruses

What is an infectious disease?

• A disease that cannot be spread to others.

• A disease that can be spread to others.

• A disease that can only be spread by mosquitoes.

• A disease that can be caused by disinfectants.

What are germs?

• Animals such as cockroaches and rats.

• Rotten food.

• Harmful micro-organisms.

• Viruses.

A host is:

• An organism that harbors a pathogen

• Grant Denyer on Family Feud

• An animal that transmits a pathogen

• A microorganism that has been transmitted

A disease..................... is a source of the pathogen in the environment

• Direct contact

• reservoir

• indirect contact

• infuenza