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Infectious Diseases

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is pathological condition of the body parts, tissues characterized by an identifiable group of signs and symptoms.

a)

infectious disease

b)

infection

c)

disease

d)

pathogen

2.

Pathoges are

a)

disease causing microorganisms

b)

agents that caused diseases

c)

causes of illness

d)

all of these

3.

Different groups of agents that caused diseases are

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

protozoans

d)

all of these

4.

HIV stands for

a)

Human immunovirus

b)

Human immunodefficiency virus

c)

humnan variation virus

d)

none of these

5.

Modes of transmission of diseases are through

a)

a)direct contact

b)

b) indirect contact

c)

c) both a and b

d)

all of these

6.

_______________ occurs when an infectious agent enters the body and begins to multiply and begins to reproduce, may or may not lead to disease.

a)

infectious disease

b)

infection

c)

disease

d)

pathogen

7.

Recovery pahse is when the symptoms

a)

disappeared

b)

tissues heal

c)

body regains strength

d)

all of these

8.

Incubation period is the time when infection and the appearance of ________

a)

signs and symptoms

b)

diseases

c)

infection

d)

virulence

9.

Clinical phase of infectious diseases is when

a)

a person experiences typical signs and symptoms of the disease

b)

time when the infection and signs and symptoms appear or exist

c)

tissues heal and disappear

d)

all of these

10.

emerging disease is

a)

infections that have recently appeared within a population

b)

disease that spreads in a certain community

c)

does not exist

d)

all of these

11.

disease that is global is known as

a)

pandemic

b)

endemic

c)

endemic

d)

all of the above

12.

AIDS is an example of

a)

pandemic disease

b)

epidemic disease

c)

endemic disease

d)

none of these

13.

Epidemic means

a)

a disease that spreads rapidly to many people

b)

pandemic

c)

regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

d)

does not exist

14.

Agents that cause infectious diseases can be transmitted in many ways like

a)

through the air

b)

through contaminated water

c)

through body fluids

d)

all of the above

15.

AIDS STANDS FOR

a)

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

b)

HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM

c)

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYSTEM

d)

HUMAN IMMUNE DISORDER SYTEM

16.

The final stage of HIV infection is called

a)

AIDS

b)

HIV

c)

Pathogen

d)

Diseases

17.

Malaria is caused by a vector called

a)

anopheles mosquito

b)

Aedes Egypti mosquito

c)

Plasmodium

d)

all of these

18.

The word promiscuous means

a)

no sexual partner

b)

too many sexual partner

c)

harmless partner

d)

only one partner