5.2 Vocabulary Check

What is the function of the immune system?

• To make someone sick

• To keep people from getting a disease

• Parts of your body that work together to fight disease

• A tiny living thing that causes diseases

What does the word "infect" mean?

• To keep a person or an item safe from harm or illness

• To make someone sick

• Something wrong with your body that shows you are sick

• A substance used to keep people from getting a disease

What does the word "protect" mean?

• To keep a person or an item safe from harm or illness

• To make someone sick

• Something wrong with your body that shows you are sick

• A substance used to keep people from getting a disease

What is a symptom?

• A tiny living thing that causes diseases

• A substance used to keep people from getting a disease

• Something wrong with your body that shows you are sick

• Parts of your body that work together to fight disease

What is a vaccine?

• A tiny living thing that causes diseases

• A substance used to keep people from getting a disease

• Something wrong with your body that shows you are sick

• Parts of your body that work together to fight disease

What is a virus?

• A tiny living thing that causes diseases

• A substance used to keep people from getting a disease

• Something wrong with your body that shows you are sick

• Parts of your body that work together to fight disease

Why is the immune system important?

• Because it helps you stay healthy

• Because it makes you sick

• Because it shows you are sick

• Because it is a tiny living thing

What should you do to protect yourself from getting wet in the rain?

• Wear rubber boots or a coat

• Get a vaccine

• Infect someone

• Show symptoms

What is one symptom of an illness?

• A vaccine

• A cough

• A virus

• Protection

Why do some people go to the doctor during the winter?

• To get infected

• To get a vaccine

• To protect themselves from the rain

• To show symptoms