3RDQTR MAPEH HEALTH EXAM 2025 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

What is a communicable disease?

• A disease that affects only plants.

• A disease that cannot spread from person to person.

• A disease that spreads through contact with bodily fluids, airborne viruses, or insect bites.

• A disease caused by poor nutrition.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of infectious disease?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Metals

• Protozoa

What is the first stage of infection?

• Illness stage

• Incubation period

• Prodromal period

• Convalescence period

What is the role of a reservoir in the chain of infection?

• It destroys the pathogen.

• It is the environment where the pathogen survives.

• It transports the pathogen.

• It prevents the pathogen from spreading.

The ______________ period is the time between exposure to a pathogen and when symptoms first appear.

A _____________ is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.

The _____________ stage is when the patient has specific signs and symptoms of an infectious process.

A _____________ is a small parasite that cannot reproduce by itself.

The third link in the chain of infection is the _____________, which allows the pathogen to leave the reservoir.

Bacteria are multicellular organisms that thrive in diverse environments.

• True

• False