Disease Transmission

Select ALL possible routes of transmission...

• Contact

• Airborne

• Ingestion

• Virusborne

Susie has been sick and you share her water bottle at practice. 2 days later you are sick. This is_______

• animal transmission

• Water-borne

• Indirect Contact

• Water contact

Transmission between mother and baby is:

• Vertical Transmission

• Horizontal Transmission

• Airborne Transimssion

• Fomite

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The branch of medical science that deals with causes and control of health problems in the population is called:

• Pathology

• Epidemiology

• Entomology

• Histology

Vector borne disease can transmit the following diseases.

• Chicken pox, Measles and Mumps

• Whooping cough, Tetanus and German measles

• Malaria, Rabies, Lyme Disease and Typhus

Which of the following is NOT a zoonotic disease?

• Zika

• Ebola

• COVID-19

• Cancer

Transmission by inhaling microorganisms such as tuberculosis

• ingestion

• vector

• airborne

• direct contact

Which are examples of Environmental Reservoirs for diseases/ infectious agents? (mark all that apply)

• Contaminated food

• Soil

• Water

• Fomites

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What type of environment is best for the growth of most microorganisms?

• Hot and dry
• Sunny, cold and dry
• Warm, dark and moist
• Cold and wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A disease that can be passed from one person to another through pathogens.

• Communicable disease
• Noncommunicable disease