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WorksheetsCommunicable disease (Doran Health)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Most common diseases occur in the digestive tract
true
false
Direct contact occurs through puncture wounds, child birth, and vectors
True
False
The most effective way to protect yourself from a communicable disease is to wash your hands?
true
false
Strep throat is a bacteria infection spread through direct or indirect contact with an infected person
true
false
There are two types of barriers that help protect you from pathogens: physical and chemical
True
False
Some emerging infections include HIV/AIDS, Avian Flu, and Mad Cow Disease
True
False
Some viruses include Mononucleosis, Measles, and Herpes
true
false
Some bacteria include strep throat, west nile virus, and pink eye
true
false
Some fungi include Ringworm and Athletes feet.
true
false
What is the role of phagocytes in the inflammatory system
they prevent pus from building up
they surround and destroy pathogens
they trigger the production of t-cells
They cause blood vessels to expand
Protozoa include Malaria and Polio
True
False
Rickettsias include Typhus and Rocky Mountain Spotted fever
True
False
What part of the body does Tuberculosis attack
Lung
Heart
Brain
Liver
hepatitis C attacks the digestive system
True
False
Fungi are plantlike organisms that can cause athletes feet
true
false
The inflammatory response prevents further injury to the tissue and stops the invading pathogens
True
False
Salmonella and ecoli that live on animal intestines
true
false
most communicable diseases occur in the respiratory tract
true
false
Another word for communicable is?
harmless
sudden
contagious
painful
the common cold and influenza are caused by
overeating
viruses
sexual contact
contaminated water
live virus, killed virus, and toxoid are all categories of
vaccines
antigens
active immunity
passive immunity
The state of being protected against a particular disease
inflammation
immunity
toxin
pathogen
Which of the following habits will NOT help you avoid respiratory tract infections
rinsing with mouth wash
frequent hand washing
avoiding close contact with people
abstaining from smoking
The term for- Scarring of the liver
mucous membrane
cirrhosis
inflammatory response
vector
A global out break of an infectious disease
Epidemic
Pandemic
Contagion
Transmission
A protein that acts against a specific antigen
antibody
vaccine
hepatitis c
made from pathogens grown in labs, weakened but stimulate the immune system
Live virus vaccine
killed virus vaccine
toxoids
