Health 8: Communicable Diseases

This refers to a condition you can develop after coming into contact with living things or objects infected with the disease.

• Communicable Disease

• Non-Communicable Disease

• Birth Defect

• Junior High Drama

These are common living things you can see.

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Organisms

• Microorganisms

Microorganisms

• are living things that are small, but visible

• are living things too small to see with the naked eye

• dead skin cells in the air too small to be seen with the naked eye

• are elementary school students

Pathogens =

• Pimples

• Oxygen

• Bugs

• Germs

Bacteria are _____.

• only spread through contaminated water

• multi-celled, plant-like microorganisms that thrive in damp, warm places

• single-celled organisms that live in almost every place where life can thrive

• completely dependent on the other cells

Which Bacteria causes food poisoning?

• E. coli

• S. aureus

• COVD-19

• Influenza-A

S. aureus, a Bacteria, is found in 30% of the _____ in all people.

• small intestines

• toe nails

• gum tissue

• nasal passages

Which pathogen is much smaller than bacteria, and completely incapable of doing anything cells can do on their own; completely dependent on the other cells?

• Viruses

• Protozoa

• Fungi

• Ringworm

Which pathogen refers to multi-celled, plant-like microorganisms that thrive in damp, warm places; cannot produce its own food, gets nourishment from plants, foods and animals?

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Fungi

• Protozoa

Athlete's Foot is caused by which pathogen?

• Fungi

• Protozoa

• Bacteria

• Virus