Epidemiology Week 3 Quiz - Intro, Immune System, and Pathogens

Match the following

• Stimulates the immune system to produce a response.

• Antibody

• "Destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria" -Synthetic or naturally produced substance

• Antibiotic

• "Against living things" - Drugs produced by bacteria or fungi that prevent the growth of or destroy

• Antigen

• A protein (immunoglobulin) that is produced by the immune system in response to a foreign substance

• Antibacterial

What type of pathogen is an amoeba?

• Protozoan parasites

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Viruses

The lymphatic system contains _____ blood cells. These cells are produced with all other blood cells from stem cells produced in the red bone marrow.

The _____ and the _____are two examples of parts of the immune system.

What type of immunity does a human have when they are born (before nursing the first time)?

• adaptive immunity

• innate immunity

• passive immunity

Which study is not an example of an Epidemiological Study?

• Experimental

• Descriptive

• Analytic

The agents that cause disease (pathogens) fall into five groups: Viruses, _____, Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths (worms).

How does a person get infected with a brain-eating amoeba? (Where is the amoeba found in the environment and how does it enter the body?)