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WorksheetsInfectious Diseases Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In parts of london, there was an increase in the number of cases of tuberculoisis (TB) in the 1980s
Which factor is most likely to have contributed to this?
Which factor is most likely to have contributed to this?
a)
Increased Air Pollution.
b)
Increased drug abuse.
c)
Increased pathogen mutation rate.
d)
Overcrowded accommodation.
2.
For which disease is treatement with antibiotics likely to be effective?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
3.
Which agent causes athletes foot?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Parisite
d)
Virus
4.
Which of the following agents cause strep throat?
a)
Virus
b)
Parisite
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protozoan
5.
What disease was passed on several months ago by eating Blue Bell Ice Cream?
a)
Listeria
b)
Ebola
c)
HPV
d)
Meningitis
6.
An example of passing disease Person to Person would be
a)
Touching a door knob
b)
Eating spoiled food
c)
Sharing a drinking container
d)
Touching infected animal
7.
What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?
a)
Nose
b)
Mouth
c)
Broken Skin
d)
All of the Aove
8.
an organism that causes disease
a)
Pathogen
b)
Infectious Disease
c)
Phagocyte
d)
Antigen
9.
A disease caused by the presence of a living thing in the body.
a)
Pathogen
b)
Infectious Disease
c)
Phagocyte
d)
Antigen
10.
a white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down
a)
Pathogen
b)
Infectious Disease
c)
Phagocyte
d)
Antigen
11.
part of the body's defense against pathogens in which fluid and white blood cells leak from blood vessels into tissues and destroy pathogens by breaking them down
a)
Inflammatory Response
b)
Immune Response
c)
Immunity
d)
Active Immunity
12.
Part of the body's defense against pathogens in which cells of the immune system react to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically at that pathogen.
a)
Inflammatory Response
b)
Immune Response
c)
Immunity
d)
Active Immunity
13.
the body's ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease
a)
Inflammatory Response
b)
Immune Response
c)
Immunity
d)
Active Immunity
14.
immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen
a)
Inflammatory Response
b)
Immune Response
c)
Immunity
d)
Active Immunity
15.
a lymphocyte that produces proteins that help destroy pathogens
a)
T Cell
b)
B Cell
c)
Antibody
d)
Vaccination
16.
a protein produced by a b cell of the immune system that destroys a pathogen
a)
T Cell
b)
B Cell
c)
Antibody
d)
Vaccination
17.
Which of the following agents cause strep throat?
a)
Virus
b)
Parisite
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protozoan
18.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major types of human pathogens
a)
Bacteria
b)
Viruses
c)
fungi
d)
plants
19.
Rabies is an example of a disease spread by infected animals.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What is the immune system’s main purpose?
a)
Let’s germs into the body.
b)
Helps your body fight off illness and disease.
c)
The immune system produces illness and bacteria.
d)
The immune system trap germs in an organ so they do not spread.
21.
What is the largest outer defense of the body?
a)
Stomach Acid
b)
Mucous Membranes
c)
Cilia
d)
Skin
22.
What are the two types of white blood cells?
a)
Phagocytes and pathogens
b)
Lymphocytes and pathogens
c)
Phagocytes and lymphocytes
23.
What does stomach acid do in the immune system?
a)
Kill germs
b)
Kill antibodies
c)
Kill white blood cells
d)
Kill red blood cells
24.
What do white blood cells create to fight infections?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Antigens
c)
Antibodies
d)
Leukocytes
25.
These cells are responsible for identifying the "enemy" in an immune response.
a)
Killer-T Cells
b)
Antibodies
c)
Helper-T Cells
d)
B Cells
26.
These cells are responsible for making antibodies.
a)
Helper T Cells
b)
Killer T Cells
c)
B Cells
d)
Macrophages
27.
immunity in which antibodies are given to a person rather than produced within the person's own body
a)
Vaccine
b)
Passive Immunity
c)
Vaccination
d)
Noninfectious disease
28.
Infectious diseases are
a)
contagious
b)
always deadly
c)
both answers
d)
none of the above
29.
What disease causes fever, sneezing, coughing, and a runny nose, but lasts less than three days.
a)
cold
b)
influenza
c)
athlete's foot
30.
What pathogen causes the cold?
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
c)
protist
d)
fungi
31.
What pathogen causes influenza?
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
c)
protist
d)
fungi
32.
What diseases causing swelling in your throat? It also causes your throat to turn white.
a)
cold
b)
flu
c)
pneumonia
d)
strep throat
33.
What was spread because of WW I
a)
Spanish Flu
b)
Ebola
c)
Smallpox
d)
Malaria
34.
What is the best way to prevent the spread of all diseases?
a)
vaccines
b)
antibiotics
c)
cover your mouth when coughing
d)
wash you hands
35.
Why do you need to get a flu shot every year?
a)
the flu virus mutates from year to year
b)
your immune system doesn't keep immunity for more than a year
c)
viruses mutate faster every year
d)
vaccines get stronger each year
36.
Living things that are too small to see without a microscope are called....
a)
cells
b)
Viruses
c)
Bacteria
d)
Microorganisms
37.
In ancient times the Greeks cut holes in the skulls of sick people. They believed that disease was caused by...
a)
pathogens
b)
evil spirits
c)
people
d)
germs
38.
All of the following are examples of how pathogens are spread EXCEPT.....
a)
Oxygen supplies
b)
Infected people
c)
Soil, Food, Water
d)
Contaminated objects
39.
the body's ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease
a)
Inflammatory Response
b)
Immune Response
c)
Immunity
d)
Active Immunity
40.
a lymphocyte that produces proteins that help destroy pathogens. They produce antibodies that attached to specific pathogens.
a)
T Cell
b)
B Cell
c)
Antibody
d)
Vaccination
41.
What do white blood cells create to fight infections?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Antigens
c)
Antibodies
d)
Leukocytes
42.
This disease is an infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces. Can be caused by bacteria or protozoa Is similar to Shigella No vaccine
a)
Swine Flu
b)
Dysentery
c)
Chicken Pox
d)
Hepatitis
43.
This disease could be a variety of strands. For example, A, B, or C. C is the most common. This disease affects the liver Recreational drugs are often the cause of this disease. This disease travels in blood.
a)
Hepatitis
b)
Small Pox
c)
Mononucleosis
d)
Swine Flu
44.
Transmission is through ticks Caused by the bacteria borrelia burgdorferi Symptoms= fever, headache, fatigue, and a skin rash If not treated, infection can spread to joints, heart, and the nervous system, and cause death
a)
Lyme Disease
b)
Shigella
c)
Swine Flue
d)
Meningitis
45.
Rare disease that people can get from eating infected beef Carried in the brain and spinal cords of cattle, but cannot be spread through milk. Is caused when a normal prion protein changes into a harmful form that damages the central nervous system. To prevent the disease there are extreme restrictions on importing animals and packaging meats.
a)
Swine Flue
b)
Mad Cow Disease
c)
Dysentery
d)
Shigella
46.
This disease does have a vaccine! This disease is spread by bacteria OR a virus. Symptoms are brain damage, hearing loss, and other learning disabilities if it is bacterial. Symptoms are inflammation of the brain and spinal cord if it is caused by the virus. The bacterial version of this disease is much more dangerous.
a)
Antrhax
b)
Encephalitis
c)
Mad Cow
d)
Meningitis
47.
You have a cold, but your doctor will not give you an antibiotic, because
a)
antibiotics do not kill viruses.
b)
colds are not infectious.
c)
antibiotics make colds worse.
d)
antibiotics provide bacteria with food.
48.
Which of the following is an example of indirect contact that spreads some infectious diseases?
a)
touching an infected person
b)
animal bits
c)
hugging an infected person
d)
inhaling infected drops of moisture
49.
_____ such as penicillin are chemicals that can kill bacteria.
a)
antiobiotics
b)
over-the-counter medications
c)
vaccines
d)
bacteria
50.
Which of the following disease is NOT caused by a virus?
a)
Tetanus
b)
Flu
c)
Common Cold
d)
Measles
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