Human Health

A cancer causing agent is known as

• carcinogen

• neurotoxin

• allergen

• virus

_____________ is defined as a lifestyle choice including smoking, school near a chemical waste plant, or job that causes a person to be in contact with harmful substances.

• Biological

• Social

• Physical

• Chemical

A ____________ must have a host in order to live such as influenza and COVID.

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Both a virus and bacteria

• neither a virus or bacteria

Which organization is located in the United States and is used to plan for pandemics such as COVID 19.

• CDC

• WHO

• both of them

• neither of them

A disease causing organism is known as a ______________.

• Carcinogen

• Allergen

• Pathogen

• all of the above

Which type of health hazards would one consider for a bacteria or virus?

• Physical

• Chemical

• Social

• Biological

The study of how posionous a substance is to an organism is known as _______________

• toxin

• Toxocology

• Epidermiology

• Biology

Which statement best describes an emerging disease?

• A disease that has been around for a long time.

• A disease that has treatments and preventions available.

• A disease that has come into our society for the very first time and is unknown to human health.

• none of the above

_____________________ are very contagious and easily spread from one to another.

• Infectious Disease

• Emerging Disease

• Biological

• Epidemiology

A ___________ affects the nerves in the body; example could be a harmful chemical ingested.

• Allergen

• Nerotoxin

• Carcinogen

• Pathogen