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WorksheetsReview over Communicable and NON Communicable Diseases
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a NON Communicable Disease?
a)
a disease that CANNOT be transferred
b)
a disease that CAN be transferred
c)
NO answer is correct
d)
I wish I knew :(
2.
What is a pathogen?
a)
the flu
b)
health studies
c)
pink t shirt
d)
a disease causing agent
3.
The flu can be cured with the following medication:
a)
antibiotics
b)
tamiflu
c)
antifungal cream
d)
there is no cure for the flu, it is a virus
4.
What type of pathogen causes athlete's foot?
a)
fungi
b)
bacteria
c)
virus
d)
protozoa
5.
Can a Communicable Disease be hereditary?
a)
no
b)
yes
c)
sometimes
6.
How does an antibiotic work?
a)
antibiotics kill bacteria
b)
antibiotics stop viruses from replicating
c)
antibiotics help with pain
7.
Malaria is spread by:
a)
birds
b)
mosquitos
c)
worms
d)
dirty water
8.
What is dysentery caused by?
a)
too much sugar
b)
Zika virus
c)
hot fries
d)
dirty or contaminated water
9.
What is the normal human body temperature?
a)
98.6
b)
97.5
c)
97.6
d)
98.9
10.
ALL bacteria is BAD..... true or false?
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
What's another term for NON Communicable Disease?
a)
Communicable Disease
b)
Chronic Disease
c)
Long Disease
d)
There is not another term for it
12.
What are 2 examples of NON Communicable Diseases?
a)
flu, mono
b)
Crohn's disease, strep throat
c)
cancer, high blood pressure
d)
asthma, measles
13.
What is the treatment for a fungal infection?
a)
there is no treatment
b)
anti fungal cream or ointment
c)
antibiotics
d)
glue
14.
A Communicable Disease is...
a)
a disease that CAN be transferred
b)
A disease that CANNOT be transferred
15.
How does a fever work to fight infection?
a)
warmer temperatures are more comfortable
b)
pathogens are weak at higher temperatures and can be killed
c)
the fever helps with digesting food
d)
a fever helps your lungs breathe better
16.
What are 5 ways your body DEFENDS itself from disease?
a)
sweat, snot, saliva, slime, soda
b)
smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, involuntary muscle, and even more muscle
c)
eye balls, tongue, bones, boogers, poop
d)
fever, mucous membranes, skin, tears, saliva and perspiration, stomach acid
17.
What type of pathogen causes strep throat?
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
fungi
d)
protozoa
18.
Hereditary means:
a)
other people in your family can't get it
b)
it can be passed down or genetic
c)
you can easily give it to someone
d)
you're the only one with it
19.
What type of pathogen is the flu?
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
fungi
d)
protozoa
20.
What are the 4 pathogens?
a)
bacteria, fungi, grandma, snot
b)
sugar, salt, butter, fat
c)
virus, bacteria, protozoa, fungi
d)
flu, cold, measles, chicken pox
21.
Can Cancer be prevented?
a)
NO
b)
YES
c)
Some cancers can be prevented such as lung cancer or skin cancer!
22.
Using a friends toothbrush can increase your risk of a communicable disease. How?
a)
through direct contact
b)
by eye contact
c)
through indirect contact
23.
Kissing can spread a communicable disease through:
a)
direct contact
b)
indirect contact
c)
airborne particles
24.
When you sneeze, you should:
a)
Never sneeze. Just hold it in and hope for the best.
b)
Cover your mouth with your hands. DUH
c)
Duck your head in between your legs.
d)
Sneeze into your elbow.
25.
ALL bacteria is bad.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
26.
Sometimes when taking antibiotics for a bacterial infection, it can cause diarrhea. Why does this happen?
a)
Because you're sick
b)
Antibiotics kill bacteria- sometimes it can kill the "good" bacteria in your gut which aids in digestion
c)
You aren't drinking enough water
d)
You didn't take your medicine with food
27.
Say you are prescribed an antibiotic for a bacterial infection. The doctor says to take 1 tablet of 400mg Amoxicillin twice a day for 10 days. After 4 days, you feel 100% better. Should you:
a)
Save the medicine for next time you get sick- you know you'll need it again
b)
Continue taking it for the whole ten days
c)
Only take one once a day instead of twice a day
28.
Touching someones blood can spread disease through:
a)
direct contact
b)
indirect contact
c)
picking scabs
29.
Drinking after someone can lead to:
a)
Diabetes
b)
Asthma
c)
ONLY the flu and strep throat
d)
Various communicable diseases
30.
Antibiotics is used to treat bacterial infections, such as strep throat. What do you think ANTI in ANTIBIOTICS stands for?
a)
FOR
b)
AGAINST
c)
WITH
31.
How does a flu shot help prevent someone from getting the flu?
a)
the shot has medicine in it to treat the flu when you come into contact with it
b)
once injected, the vaccine has a "weakened" flu inside it which alerts your body to create antibodies to fight the virus for future contact
c)
it doesn't
d)
it gives you the flu
32.
Which diseases are chronic but also can possibly be hereditary or passed down?
a)
diabetes and alzheimer's
b)
asthma and COPD
c)
malaria and dysentery
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