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Infectious Diseases

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the infection from the picture

a)

lyme disease

b)

tetanus

c)

pink eye

d)

ebola

2.

Which of the following agents cause strep throat?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

parasite

d)

fungi

3.

Which agent causes athletes foot?

a)

fungi

b)

parasite

c)

bacteria

d)

virus

4.

Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?

a)

tetanus

b)

flu

c)

measles

d)

common cold

5.

What pathogen causes lyme disease?

a)

virus

b)

fungi

c)

parasite

d)

bacteria

6.

Malaria is common in the United States

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Virus that causes severe bleeding, organ failure, and can lead to death

a)

zika

b)

anthrax

c)

ebola

d)

smallpox

8.

Lyme disease is transmitted by

a)

ticks

b)

mosquitos

c)

infected ticks

d)

infected mosquitos

9.

Highly contagious bacterial infection that causes an uncontrollable, violent cough lasting several weeks. Also called whooping cough

a)

pertussis

b)

tetanus

c)

dengue

d)

anthrax

10.

disease that causes lung inflammation

a)

botulism

b)

pneumonia

c)

lyme

d)

ebola

11.

Rare but serious illness caused by a bacteria that can be spread by food. Attacks nerves and causes difficulty breathing, muscle paralysis, or death

a)

ebola

b)

zika

c)

botulism

d)

listeria

12.

inflammation of the brain, caused by a virus

a)

encephalitis

b)

dengue

c)

malaria

d)

pertussis

13.

What disease is depicted from this mark on the skin?

a)

zika

b)

malaria

c)

meningitis

d)

lyme

14.

A serious bacterial infection usually caused by eating contaminated food. Most likely to sicken pregnant women, newborns, and elderly

a)

listeria

b)

botulism

c)

e. coli

d)

salmonella

15.

A mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite. Majority of cases in U.S. are in travelers from Africa and Asia

a)

malaria

b)

ebola

c)

zika

d)

anthrax

16.

A type of staph bacteria that causes a skin infection commonly where skin has been cut or wounded. Spread through skin-to-skin contact

a)

tuberculosis

b)

MRSA

c)

rabies

d)

norovirus

17.

A bacterial disease that attacks the lungs, spread from one person to another through the air and living in close quarters

a)

MRSA

b)

tuberculosis

c)

meningitis

d)

zika

18.

An infection that is transmitted by mosquitos commonly found in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East

a)

zika

b)

west nile virus

c)

ebola

d)

pertussis

19.

Virus spread through the bite of a mosquito or from sexual contact with an individual who is infected with the virus

a)

ebola

b)

anthrax

c)

zika

d)

malaria

20.

Inflammation of the meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection

a)

norovirus

b)

pneumonia

c)

strep

d)

meningitis

21.

Highly contagious viral infection that causes acute inflammation of the stomach and intestines. Most common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain

a)

conjunctivitis

b)

meningitis

c)

norovirus

d)

west nile virus

22.

Tiny insects living on the scalp and laying eggs

a)

scabies

b)

head lice

c)

dandruff

d)

lyme disease

23.

Viral disease transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal

a)

rabies

b)

scabies

c)

lyme disease

d)

norovirus

24.

Bacterial infection of the throat and tonsils

a)

strep throat

b)

botulism

c)

influenza

d)

common cold

25.

Bacterial infection of the intestines from raw or undercooked food contamination

a)

botulism

b)

salmonella

c)

pertussis

d)

meningitis

26.

Caused by an infestation of the skin by the human itch mite where it burrows into the upper layer of the skin to live and lay eggs

a)

lice

b)

scabies

c)

conjunctivitis

d)

listeria

27.

A serious bacterial disease identified as microscopic spores that could be put into powders, sprays, food, and water. Found naturally in soil

a)

ebola

b)

anthrax

c)

staph

d)

meningococcal

28.

A type of bacteria that can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around the nose, mouth, genitals, and anus. But when the skin is punctured or broken, this bacteria can enter the wound and cause an infection

a)

strep

b)

staph

c)

listeria

d)

anthrax

29.

Form of walking pneumonia caused by a bacteria found naturally in fresh water. It can contaminate hot water tanks, hot tubs, and cooling towers of large air conditioners

a)

e. coli

b)

dengue

c)

legionnaires' disease

d)

encephalitis

30.

The most common viral infectious agent in humans and is the predominant cause of the common cold

a)

rhinovirus

b)

lyme

c)

influenza

d)

ebola