Quiz on Disease and Immunity

What is a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against diseases?

• Pandemic

• Quarantine

• Vaccine

• Miasma

What term describes a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents?

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Quarantine

• Zoonotic

What is the term for isolating individuals to prevent the spread of disease?

• Contagious

• Outbreak

• Quarantine

• Germs

What is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time?

• Epidemic

• Pandemic

• Zoonotic

• Miasma

Who is the first person identified as the source of an outbreak?

• Epidemiologist

• Patient Zero

• Contagious

• Zoonotic

What term refers to a harmful or unpleasant smell or vapor?

• Miasma

• Germs

• Outbreak

• Vaccine

What word describes a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another?

• Zoonotic

• Contagious

• Quarantine

• Epidemic

Who studies the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations?

• Epidemiologist

• Patient Zero

• Investigator

• Germs

What is the term for a sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected?

• Outbreak

• Pandemic

• Miasma

• Zoonotic

What term describes diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans?

• Contagious

• Zoonotic

• Epidemic

• Vaccine