Health & Disease LearnEd

What is microbiology?

• The study of disease-causing microorganisms

• The study of living organisms

• The study of life

• The study of animals

What is a pathogen?

• Poisonous substance

• Any disease-causing microbe

• Anything causing a risk to health

What are 3 examples of pathogens?

• flu, covid 19, strep

• Bacteria, viruses, fungi

Describe the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic

• Epidemics are outbreaks of disease in large populations and pandemics can spread worldwide

• Pandemics are outbreaks of disease in large populations and epidemics can spread worldwide

Describe the difference between viruses and bacteria

• Viruses are living prokaryotic organisms and bacteria are nonliving particles that invade a host

• Bacteria are living prokaryotic organisms and viruses are nonliving particles that invade a host

What does a vaccine prevent?

• I'm not sure

• bacterial infections or diseases

• viral infections or diseases (flu)

What do antibiotics treat?

• bacterial infections (strep throat)

• viral infections or diseases

How can smoking cigarettes lead to poor health?

• I've never heard that smoking cigarettes can be bad for you

• Exposes the smoker to toxins and carcinogens that may lead to lung, throat or mouth cancer as well as other types

How can good hygiene prevent illness?

• Cleanliness reduces the spread of germs and can prevent a person from contracting an illness

• Cleanliness increases the spread of germs and can cause a person to get sick

How can good nutrition play a role in human health?

• Good nutrition fuels the body with essential bacteria and controls heart health, blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.

• Good nutrition fuels the body with essential vitamins and maintains heart health, blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.