Patient Zero Vocabulary Chapter 1 Quiz

Define the word 'contagious'

• Causing uncontrollable laughter

• Capable of being transmitted from one person to another through direct or indirect contact

• The ability to change color in response to emotions

• A type of tropical fruit

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of 'outbreak'?

• A type of food poisoning

• A type of weather phenomenon

• A sudden decrease in something

• A sudden occurrence or increase of something, typically a disease or conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Explain the term 'epidemic'

• A localized outbreak of a non-infectious disease in a small area.

• A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

• A rare occurrence of a non-infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

• A global occurrence of a non-communicable disease over a long period of time.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does 'infectious' mean?

• Causing happiness and joy

• Unable to be transmitted to others

• Capable of being transmitted to others

• A type of computer virus

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the definition of 'pandemic'?

• A pandemic is an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.

• A pandemic is a type of rock formation found in mountainous areas

• A pandemic is a type of exotic fruit found in tropical regions

• A pandemic is a type of dance popular in the 1980s

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

Explain the term 'transmission'

• The process of converting energy into a form in which it can be easily transported and used

• The process of removing waste products from the body

• The process of creating a new genetic variation in an organism

• The process of passing something from one person or place to another.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Define 'symptom'

• A physical or mental feature indicating a condition of disease

• A type of medication

• A form of exercise

• A type of surgery

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does 'immunity' mean?

• Ability to spread infection or toxin

• Inability to resist infection or toxin

• Ability to resist infection or toxin

• A type of virus

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of 'inoculate'?

• To perform a surgical procedure

• To cook food at a high temperature

• To introduce a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease

• To travel to a different country

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4