Disease Pathogens intro

A student recently developed strep throat, what is the cause of his illness?

• Antibodies
• Antibiotics
• Bacteria
• Virus

________ are disease-causing agents. Think "fancy word for germs".

• Virus

• Disease

• Communicable

• Pathogen

Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungus
• Protozoan

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

• They are all alive

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

• virus

• bacteria

• fungus

• parasite/protist

Which pathogen is a single-celled, prokaryotic organism.

• bacteria

• virus

• fungi

• parasite

An organism that lives on or in a host, and causes it harm while it takes its nutrients is called

• a host

• a parasite

• a cell

• a virus

Which microbe would be considered the smallest and can cause a cold or the flu?

• Tick
• Bacterium
• Virus
• Germ

Malaria is caused by:

• parasite

• fungi

• virus

• bacteria

What is ring worm caused by?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite