3.1.3

An infected individual hugs an uninfected individual, depositing the pathogen on the new person. This form of disease transmission is an example of:

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

• Droplet Transmission

• Vector Transmission

When infectious pathogens enters the body, white blood cells (B-cells), produce THESE molecules to attack or impair the pathogens:

• Antigens

• Antibodies

• Toxins

• Vaccines

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

• Pathology

• Epidemiology

• Entomology

• Histology

True or False: Nosocomial infection is another term for a hospital-acquired infection.

• True

• False

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

In 2020, as the number of cases of COVID-19 increased and spread across the world, it became considered:

• Epidemic

• Endemic

• Outbreak

• Pandemic

When initially researching a nosocomial outbreak, epidemiologists should record which of the following:

• Similarities in the symptoms of affected patients

• Timeline for when infection symptoms developed

• Locations affected patients visited in the hospital

• All of the above

Pathogen is defined as:

• An organism in which another organism lives

• The establishment of a disease-causing organism within a host

• A disease-causing organism

• A disorder of function in an organism that results in symptoms

True of False: All microbes cause disease.

• True

• False

This non-living infectious agent, which causes the flu, cannot replicate on its own & infects healthy cells as hosts.

• Prions

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Helminths