Day 1 Review

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Disease

• Pathogens

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Diseases

• Pathogens

Is cancer a pandemic?

• No, because it is not contagious

• Yes, because lots of people have it

________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.

• Non-communicable disase
• Communicable Disease
• Pathogens

________ are disease-causing organisms that are so small you need a microscope to see them. Think "fancy word for germs".

• Virus

• Disease

• Communicable

• Pathogen

A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?

• Fungi
• Helminth
• Virus
• Bacteria

Mosquitoes and Ticks are examples of organisms that can spread disease.  These types of organisms are refereed to as?

• Vectors
• Fungi
• Pathogens

The ________ is the first line of defense.

• eyes
• stomach
• t-cells
• skin

Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungus
• Protozoan

This disease is caused by a virus.

• typhoid

• malaria

• chicken pox

• meningitis