Diseases

What is  a communicable disease?

• A disease that cannot be spread person to person.
• A disease that can be spread from person to person.

Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungus
• Protozoan

Which of the following is not a communicable disease

• Cholera

• cancer

• Chicken pox

• malaria

Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungus
• Protozoan

You can get ringworm of the skin by sharing contaminated towels, clothing, and sports equipment, and by direct contact with an infected person. Ringworm is what type of disease?

• virus
• bacteria
• fungus
• parasite

What pathogen causes influenza (the Flu)

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Protozoa
• Fungi

Pathogens can be spread by drinking contaminated water or eating raw or undercooked food.

• Yes, this is true

• No, this is not true

malaria

• virus

• fungus

• bacteria

• parasite

body lice

• virus

• fungus

• bacteria

• parasite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

common cold

• virus

• fungus

• bacteria

• parasite