Pathogens Review

Ticks are an example of this way of transmitting (spreading) disease

• Air-borne

• Vector

• Touching a surface

• Contaminated food or water

Infectious diseases are caused by _________ in the body.

• pathogens

• decomposers

Which of the following is an example of direct contact with an infected person?

• sneezing

• shaking hands

Which of the following is NOT responsible for causing infectious diseases?

• Miasma

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Viruses

Which is NOT one way that pathogens spread?

• droplets in the air

• food

• through animals

• water

• through email

What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?

• A bacterium
• A virus
• A fungus
• A protist

Strep throat is caused by

• A bacterium.

• A virus.

• A fungi.

• A protist.

Vaccines work by...

• killing pathogens that are already infecting a host
• helping antibodies build immunity against a specific pathogen
• causing the body to expel pathogens faster than normal
• preventing a specific pathogen from entering the body

Which of the following patterns is most likely to indicate a foodborne illness?

• All of the victims worked in the same office.

• All of the victims were friends.

• All of the victims shopped at the same supermarket.

• All of the victims had the same symptoms.

Microscopic, single-celled organisms that can be either good for humans or can be bad and cause infections! These things ARE ALIVE!

• viruses

• prions

• bacteria

• amoeba