Infectious diseases

Communicable diseases are cause by:

• Antibodies

• Biceps

• Neurons

• Pathogens

How could you describe the size of a virus?

• Smaller than bacteria
• Larger than a parasite
• About the size of a dime
• Smaller than a proton

A class of organisms that harm their host by producing toxins that interfere with normal body function.

• liverwarts

• Slime molds

• Bacteria

• Amoebas

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Ebola is a deadly viral disease that spreads easily but is relegated to several countries on the continent of Africa. What is the Ebola outbreak considered?

• outbreak

• pandemic

• epidemic

• contamination

How can the rate of an infectious disease be drastically reduced?

• by taking medication daily

• by preventing transmission between people

• by wearing clean clothing daily

• by performing dental hygiene three times each day

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

Which word means the severity of disease

• incidence

• virulence

• pathogenicity

• taxogenicity

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How can governments control the outbreaks of diseases

• border closures

• quarantines

• giving out free money

• not telling anyone about the disease

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a tiny, non-living particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called

• bacteria
• a virus
• a fungi
• ha protist

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