Disease Detectives Vocabulary

In a small town where Emma lives, a particular disease is consistently present but limited to that region. This makes the disease spread and rates predictable.

• Endemic

• Pandemic

• Epidemic

• Sporadic

Unicellular; Example of diseases caused: Anthrax or Botulism; Treatable with Antibiotics.

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Fungi

• Protozoa

Several students came to the office with stomach aches and vomiting a few hours after a pancake breakfast. A foodborne illness was suspected for the outbreak, and students were interviewed about the food they ate earlier that day.

Given the attack rates shown in Table 1, which food item is the most likely source of the illness that’s causing several students to get sick?

• Sausage

• Butter

• Milk

• Juice

Henry was reading about global health issues in his science class. He discovered that when a disease's growth is exponential and covers a wide area, affecting several countries and populations, it is called a:

• Pandemic

• Epidemic

• Endemic

• Outbreak

Smallest organism there is; made of only protein resistant to heat and disinfectants; Example of diseases caused: Mad Cow Disease or Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease; NO known treatment.

• Prion

• Virus

• Bacterium

• Fungus

A protein produced by B cells of the immune system that destroys pathogens is called:

• Antigens

• Antibodies

• T-cells

• Lymphocytes

This microorganism causes strep throat. It can multiply without a host. It can be treated with antibiotics. It is so small, you would need to view it through a microscope at school.

What type of disease agent is this microorganism?

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Fungus

• The microorganism is not a disease agent

Branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.

• Epidemiology

• Pathology

• Pharmacology

• Radiology

What causes the Disease?

• Agent

• Symptom

• Vaccine

• Host

Disease from an infected animal; Ex: salmonella, etc.

• Zoonosis

• Pathogen

• Antibiotic

• Vector