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Disease/Immunity Unit

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A student recently developed strep throat, what is the cause of his illness?
a)
Antibodies
b)
Antibiotics
c)
Bacteria
d)
Virus
2.
Which agent causes athletes foot?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Parisite
d)
Virus
3.
What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?
a)
Nose
b)
Mouth
c)
Broken Skin
d)
All of the Aove
4.
________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.
a)
Non-communicable disase
b)
Communicable Disease
c)
Pathogens
5.
_______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind
a)
disease
b)
infection
c)
pathogen
6.

________ are disease-causing organisms that are so small you need a microscope to see them. Think "fancy word for germs".

a)

Virus

b)

Disease

c)

Communicable

d)

Pathogen

7.
Mosquitoes and Ticks are examples of organisms that can spread disease.  These types of organisms are refereed to as?
a)
Vectors
b)
Fungi
c)
Pathogens
8.
Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?
a)
least
b)
most
9.
The ________ is the first line of defense.
a)
eyes
b)
stomach
c)
t-cells
d)
skin
10.
Ways to limit exposure to communicable disease :
a)
washing your hands
b)
eating a balanced diet and participating in physical activity
c)
learn stress management techniques
d)
All of the above
11.
Cancer, Hypertension, and Asthma are examples of what types of disease?
a)
Non-communicable
b)
Communicable
12.
Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protozoan
13.

An example of an OTC drug would be...

a)

Flu Vaccine

b)

Tylenol

c)

Antibiotic

d)

Epipen

14.
What is the name of the Protozoan disease that is responsible for killing thousands of people in West Africa?
a)
West Nile
b)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
c)
Maleria
d)
Ebola
15.
Which of the following is a substance usually prepared from killed or weaken pathogens?
a)
White blood Cells
b)
Antibodies
c)
Lymph
d)
Vaccines
16.
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
17.
A carrier of a disease is: 
a)
someone who has a disease and shows no sypotoms
b)
someone who has a disease
c)
someone who is immune to a disease
d)
someone who studies the spread of disease
18.
What is one of the ways that antibiotics work? 
a)
They can stop bacteria from reproducing
b)
They can stop viruses from reproducing
c)
They stop toxins from poisoning the tissues of hosts
d)
They engulf the pathogens
19.
What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?
a)
A bacterium
b)
A virus
c)
A fungus
d)
A protist
20.

Which is NOT a common communicable disease?

a)

Colds

b)

AIDS

c)

Diabetes

d)

Strep throat

21.
there is no such thing as "good" bacteria
a)
true
b)
false
22.
What helps prevent viral diseases?
a)
Vaccines
b)
Antibiotics
c)
Herbal tea
d)
Gene Therapy
23.

The ___ hypothesized that disease is caused by microorganisms.

a)

germ law

b)

law of germs

c)

germ theory

24.

He formulated a set of postulates or standards to identify organisms that cause infectious diseases - 1843-1910

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Robert Koch

c)

William Farr

d)

James Lind

25.
Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.
a)
antibodies
b)
antigen
26.
Unlike active immunity, passive immunity causes
a)
long term resistance to disease
b)
short and long term resistance to disease
c)
no resistance to disease
d)
short term resistance to disease
27.
Two types of lymphocytes (white blood cells) include
a)
A cells and B cells
b)
T cells and B cells
c)
C cells and Z cells
d)
eukaryotes and prokaryotes
28.
An immune response is triggered by a(an)
a)
antibiotic.
b)
antibody.
c)
antigen.
d)
histamine.
29.
If a person has memory B cells against a certain pathogen, the person is
a)
likely to develop that disease.
b)
much less likely to develop the disease a second time.
c)
able to spread the disease to others through physical contact.
d)
probably still sick with the disease.
30.
A person who develops antibodies against the flu vaccine is generating
a)
cell-mediated immunity.
b)
active immunity
c)
passive immunity
31.

An example of active immunity is

a)

a pregnant woman passing antibodies to the fetus across the placenta

b)

a person developing antibodies against the measles vaccine

c)

a person receiving antibody shots after being bitten by a rabid animal

d)

a pregnant woman giving antibodies to an infant through breast milk

32.
__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.
a)
passive
b)
active
c)
cell mediated
d)
false
33.
Which of the following is the body’s first line of defense against disease?
a)
vaccines
b)
white blood cells
c)
antibodies
d)
skin
34.
The body’s nonspecific defenses against invading pathogens include
a)
antibiotics.
b)
mucus, sweat and tears.
c)
antibodies.
d)
Killer T cells.
35.
The inflammatory response can cause
a)
permanent immunity.
b)
pain, swelling and fever.
c)
antibodies to bind to antigens.
d)
killer T cells to attack infected cells.
36.
Organisms that cause disease are called
a)
pathogens.
b)
antigens.
c)
toxins.
d)
B-cells.
37.

Which immunity is present at birth and passed from the mother to the baby through milk and the placenta?

a)

artificial Immunity

b)

Active immunity

c)

passive immunity

38.
What chemical is released by the immune system in response to an allergen?
a)
Dopamine
b)
Histamine
c)
Insulin
d)
No clue
39.

Handwashing for at least 20 seconds is an adequate amount of time to dissinfect for germs.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

Typhoid Fever can be spread through food preparation.

a)

true

b)

false

41.
Which of the following is NOT part of the external defenses?
a)
Mucus
b)
White blood cells
c)
Skin
d)
Tears
42.
You cannot catch this category of disease from someone else, such as cancer:
a)
Non-infectious disease
b)
Infectious disease
c)
Platelets 
d)
death
43.
An inappropriate response to something harmless in the environment, such as pollen, or bunny rabbits.
a)
Allergy
b)
Auto-immune Disease
c)
Antibodies 
44.
Helps to kill bacterial infections in the body.
a)
Antibiotics 
b)
Allergy
c)
Vaccines
d)
The Punisher
45.
When our body attacks its own body cells it causes an....
a)
Auto-immune Disease
b)
Allergy
c)
Antibody
46.

This is a disease spread by bacteria in contaminated chicken

a)

Salmonella

b)

HIV

c)

Pasteurization

d)

cooties

47.
Why is AIDS so dangerous?
a)
 It is caused by resistant bacteria.
b)
It greatly weakens the immune system by hijacking Helper T cells as host cells.
c)
It causes white blood cells to multiply uncontrollably.
d)
 It can be cured only with expensive antibiotics.
48.

AIDS is the virus that causes HIV.

a)

true

b)

false

49.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease.

a)

true

b)

false

50.

Active immunity involves injecting antibodies.

a)

true

b)

false

51.

Transplant patients take medication to suppress their immune systems.

a)

true

b)

false

52.

Disease and infection was responsible for more deaths than combat during many of the early wars.

a)

true

b)

false

53.

The historically-proven most effective method to eliminate disease is:

a)

antibiotics

b)

vaccination

c)

antiviral medications

54.
The bacteria seen in the picture is
a)
bacillus
b)
coccus
c)
spirilla
55.
The bacteria seen in the picture is
a)
cocci
b)
bacillus
c)
spirilla
56.

Vaccines are available for all of the following viral diseases except ______________.

a)

chicken pox

b)

common cold

c)

polio

d)

small pox

57.
 is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. 
a)
parasite
b)
bacteria
c)
fungus
d)
virus
58.
there is no such thing as "good" bacteria
a)
true
b)
false
59.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
cocci
b)
bacilli
c)
spirilla
d)
sphere
60.
Mosquitoes and Ticks are examples of organisms that can spread disease.  These types of organisms are refereed to as?
a)
Vectors
b)
Fungi
c)
Pathogens
61.
The BEST way to prevent pathogens from spreading is by 
a)
avoiding contact with people
b)
taking out the trash
c)
washing your hands
d)
never going to a hospital or doctors office 
62.

Alzheimer’s disease is caused by a

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

prion

d)

protozoa

63.

Malaria is caused by a

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

prion

d)

protozoa

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