Infectious

Germs cause infectious diseases.

• True

• False

What is the first vaccination created for?

• Bird flu

• Cowpox

• Smallpox

• Covid-19

The injections can stop us from getting ......

• water

• flu

• blood

Infectious diseases are caused by:

• Antibodies

• Biceps

• Neurons

• Pathogens

How can the rate of an infectious disease be drastically reduced?

• by taking medication daily

• by preventing transmission between people

• by wearing clean clothing daily

• by performing dental hygiene three times each day

Particles that behave like living things when they get inside the body of a host are ...

• bacteria

• viruses

• a fungi

• vectors

A host is:

• A plant or animal in which pathogens grow.

• Living things that live on inside the body.

• An animal that transmits a pathogen

• A microorganism that has been transmitted

Diseases caused by insect bites are ....

• pnemonia and flu

• Measles and mumps

• Malaria and yellow fever

• TBC and E.coli

Which 2 features does your nose have to prevent pathogens from entering the body?

• Nose hairs and mucus to trap pathogens.

• Skin as physical barrier

• Stomach releases acid that kills pathogens.

• Biceps and triceps that help us to move.

Insects such as mosquitoes can carry pathogens from one host to another. These insects are called ....

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