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Communicable and Noncommunicable Disease

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's) are what kind of disease?

a)

Non-Communicable

b)

Communicable

c)

Both

d)

Neither

2.
Which can be treated with antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Mutagen
d)
Parasite
3.
Hypertension is abnormally low blood pressure.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What is ring worm?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Parasite
5.
Which of the following is a noninfectious disease that affects the respiratory system?
a)
Influenza
b)
Parkinson's disease
c)
Cold
d)
Asthma
6.

Which disease attacks your immune system, making you unable to fight off other pathogens?

a)

Influenza

b)

HIV/AIDS

c)

Parkinson's disease

d)

Strep Throat

7.
Which disease is caused by your pancreas not producing enough insulin?
a)
Parkinson's disease
b)
Asthma
c)
Diabetes
d)
Skin Cancer
8.
Which disease can be caused by UV rays from the sun and tanning beds?
a)
Diabetes
b)
Skin Cancer
c)
AIDS
d)
Parkinson's disease
9.

All of the following diseases are communivable EXCEPT

a)

Asthma

b)

Influenza

c)

HIV/AIDS

d)

Athletes foot

10.

What is the cause of a communicable disease?

a)

inherited

b)

environmental factors

c)

pathogens

d)

lifestyle

11.
A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?
a)
fungus
b)
bacteria
c)
virus
d)
parasite
12.

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

13.
A virus such as a cold can be cured and treated by taking medications
a)
true
b)
false
14.

_____ hijack the host cell and use its metabolic processes to make more of themselves.

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

parasites

d)

viruses

15.
Sharing items with someone who is sick is a form of:
a)
direct contact
b)
germs
c)
indirect contact
d)
sharing
16.
Hugging is a form of:
a)
indirect contact
b)
sharing
c)
food/water
d)
direct contact
17.

Examples of non-communicable diseases are:

a)

pink eye, HIV

b)

HIV, asthma

c)

cancer and respiratory diseases

d)

diabetes, chicken pox

18.

What is a phagocyte?

a)

Red blood cell

b)

Bacteria

c)

Antigen

d)

White blood cell

19.

80% of NCDs deaths occur in __________- and middle-income countries.

a)

wealthy

b)

low

20.

NCDs are largely ________________________.

Noncommunicable diseases are preventable through effective interventions that tackle shared risk factors, namely: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol.

a)

preventable

b)

unavoidable

21.
A microscopic organism that causes disease.
a)
virus
b)
vector
c)
toxin
d)
pathogen
22.

White blood cells that attack invading pathogens.

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antigens

c)

Phagocytes

d)

Helper T Cells

23.
A substance that is capable of triggering an immune system response.
a)
Antibodies
b)
Antigens
c)
Phagocytes
d)
Lymphocytes
24.

A specialized white blood cell that coordinates and performs many functions of immunity. Think T cells and B cells

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antigens

c)

Hemoglobin

d)

Lymphocytes

25.
A protein that reacts against a specific antigen.
a)
Antibodies
b)
Antigens
c)
Phagocytes
d)
Lymphocytes
26.
Preparation of a dead or weakened pathogens that are introduced  into  the body and stimulate an immune system response. 
a)
Antibodies
b)
Antigens
c)
Vaccine
d)
Lymphocytes
27.

The body system of organs, tissues, cells, and cell products, which protects the body by detecting the presence of, and disabling, disease-causing agents in the body.

a)

immune system

b)

mononucleosis

c)

immunity

d)

inflammation

28.

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person.

a)

noncommunicable disease

b)

chronic disease

c)

degenerative diseases

d)

congenital disorders

29.

Diseases that are present either continually or off and on over a long time.

a)

noncommunicable disease

b)

chronic disease

c)

degenerative diseases

d)

congenital disorders

30.

Diseases that cause further breakdown in body cells, tissues, and organs as they progress.

a)

noncommunicable disease

b)

chronic disease

c)

degenerative diseases

d)

congenital disorders

31.

All disorders that are present when the baby is born.

a)

noncommunicable disease

b)

chronic disease

c)

degenerative diseases

d)

congenital disorders

32.

A disease that occurs when abnormal cells multiply out of control.

a)

cancer

b)

tumor

c)

carcinogen

d)

biopsy

33.

A group of abnormal cells that forms a mass.

a)

cancer

b)

tumor

c)

benign

d)

malignant

34.

Not cancerous.

a)

tumor

b)

cancer

c)

benign

d)

malignant

35.

Cancerous.

a)

cancer

b)

tumor

c)

benign

d)

malignant

36.

A substance that can cause cancer.

a)

malignant

b)

carcinogen

c)

benign

d)

remission

37.

The removal of a sample of tissue from a person for examination.

a)

carcinogen

b)

chemotherapy

c)

biopsy

d)

radiation therapy

38.

A period during which cancer signs and symptoms disappear.

a)

recurrence

b)

remission

c)

carcinogen

d)

tumor

39.

A disease of the heart and blood vessels.

a)

arteriosclerosis

b)

atherosclerosis

c)

heart attack

d)

cardiovascular disease

40.

A condition of arteriosclerosis that occurs when plaque builds up on the inner walls of the blood vessels causing them to narrow.

a)

heart attack

b)

atherosclerosis

c)

stroke

d)

angioplasty

41.

A serious condition that occurs when the blood supply to the heart slows or stops and the heart muscle is damaged.

a)

pacemaker

b)

stroke

c)

heart attack

d)

angioplasty

42.

High blood pressure.

a)

stroke

b)

heart attack

c)

pacemaker

d)

hypertension

43.

A serious condition that occurs when an artery of the brain breaks or becomes blocked.

a)

stroke

b)

heart attack

c)

hypertension

d)

cardiovascular disease

44.

A protein made in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood.

a)

insulin

b)

rheumatoid arthritis

c)

type 1 diabetes

d)

type 2 diabetes

45.

A condition in which the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

a)

arthritis

b)

type 1 diabetes

c)

type 2 diabetes

d)

osteoarthritis

46.

A condition in which the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.

a)

osteoarthritis

b)

type 1 diabetes

c)

type 2 diabetes

d)

rheumatoid arthritis

47.

The chemicals that the immune cells release to draw more blood and lymph to the area affected by the allergen

a)

antihistamine

b)

histamine

c)

pollen

d)

hives

48.

Medicines that reduce the production of histamines

a)

asthma

b)

bronchodilator

c)

histamines

d)

antihistamines

49.

Chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes air passages to become narrow or blocked, making breathing difficult

a)

asthma

b)

bronchodilator

c)

allergy

d)

allergens

50.
What is the purpose of antibodies?
a)
To pump lymph through the vessels
b)
To create lymph
c)
To fight infection
d)
To remove old red blood cells
51.

The lymphatic structure that closely resembles the veins of the cardiovascular system are called?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Lymph

c)

Lymph Vessels

52.
The tiny oval shaped lymph structure located throughout the body are known as?
a)
Lymph nodes
b)
Spleen
c)
Lymph fluid
53.
What is the medical term for watery fluid inside the lympathic vessels?
a)
Plasma
b)
Lymph
c)
Blood
54.
Which of the following cells are responsible for fighting diseases? 
a)
White Blood Cells
b)
Red Blood Cells
55.
Where do T cells mature?
a)
blood
b)
bone marrow
c)
thymus
d)
tonsils
56.
Which type of cells make antibodies?
a)
A cells
b)
B cells
c)
M cells
d)
T cells
57.
In which condition does the body turn against itself and mistakenly attack normal cells?
a)
autoimmune disease
b)
allergy
c)
Hodgkin's disease
d)
cardiovascular disease
58.
Which tissue produces lymphocytes and filters out impurities and harmful substances from the lymph?
a)
spleen
b)
tonsils
c)
thymus
d)
lymph nodes
59.
Macrophages...
a)
Keep bacteria from replicating
b)
Bind to viruses
c)
"Eat" foreign cells
d)
Alert killer T cells
60.

What pathogen can be treated by antibiotics?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

protozoa

d)

fungi

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