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Which of the following is an example of a bacterial infection?

• flu

• strep throat

• athlete's foot

• chicken pox

A microbe that causes harm to an organism is known as a 

• bacteria

• pandemic

• pathogen

• outbreak

The overuse of antibiotics has most likely resulted in the development of resistant strains of which organisms?

• bacteria

• viruses

• fungi

• parasites

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The term is used to identify the original person/organism that was sick with an infectious disease

• vector

• pathogen

• outbreak

• host

How are pandemics different than epidemics?

• Pandemics affect many countries or states, an epidemic is more localized

• Pandemics affect blood, epidemics affect skin

• Pandemics are caused by bacteria; epidemics are caused by viruses.

• Pandemics are spread through the air; epidemics are spread through the water.

Which of the following is the main difference between a virus and a bacteria?

• Bacteria is smaller than a virus cause a higher infection rate

• There are "good" and "bad" viruses

• Bacterial infections can be prevented with a vaccine

• Virus is non-living and needs a host

A carrier of a pathogen that does not show symptoms is known as a

• host

• pathogen

• vector

• epidemic