PA Health Standard 10.1 E Assessments

Which of the following is not an infectious disease?

• Asthma

• Colds

• Flu

• Chickenpox

Which of the following is a non-infectious disease?

• Colds

• Chickenpox

• Lyme Disease

• Diabetes

Which word means the same as prevent.

• Go

• Begin

• Start

• Stop

True or False: Washing your hands can prevent germs from spreading.

• True

• False

True or False: A living thing that causes disease is a pathogen.

• True

• False

How can you prevent the spreading of germs?

• cover nose/mouth when sneezing and then wash your hands

• sneeze into the air

• there is no way to prevent it

True or False: Heredity is the passing on of traits from children to their parents.

• True

• False

True or False: Chickenpox are caused by a virus.

• True

• False

True or False: Allergies make your eyes dry and your nose run.

• True

• False

What are the symptoms of asthma?

• tightness in chest

• shortness of breathe

• wheezing

• all the above