Infectious Disease Part 1

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

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

• True

• False

A microorganism or virus that causes disease

• Pathogens

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Fungi

Organisms such as yeasts, molds, and mushrooms that grow best in warm, dark, moist areas.

• Fungi

• Pathogens

• Virus

• Protozoans

Bacteria is a living organism.

• True

• False

Viruses are non living.

• True

• False

The following are examples of pathogens except.

• parasites

• bacteria

• cancer cells

• virus

Mode of transmission that is happening when you sneeze or cough.

• vector-borne

• food-borne

• air-borne

• direct contact

When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).

• Transmission

• Translation

• Emission

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

• Airborne Transmission

• Foodborne Tranmission

• Vector-Borne Transmission