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Infectious Diseases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is a microbe that needs a person or animal to survive. It contains genetic material. Sometimes theses cannot be killed. It causes diseases like flu, common cold, herpes, rabies and ebola.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

2.

Is a single celled microbe that causes diseases such as strep throat, meningitis, TB, cholera and staph infection. Can multiple quickly in the body. There are good and bad types of these in the body.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

3.

Is a plant-like microbe. Causes athletes foot.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

4.

A microbe that lives in or on another organism of another species (its host) and benefits by taking nutrients from the host. Examples include head lice and tapeworms.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

5.

If Hunter has a bacterial infection such as strep throat, can he take an antibiotic to get rid of it?

a)

Yes because antibiotics only kill bacteria

b)

Yes because antibiotics can kill any microbe

c)

No because antibiotics only kill viruses

d)

No because antibiotics are bad for you

6.

If Aubree has a viral infection such as the flu, can she take an antibiotic to get rid of it?

a)

Yes because antibiotics only kill bacteria

b)

Yes because antibiotics can kill any microbe

c)

No because antibiotics only kill viruses

d)

No because antibiotics only kill bacteria

7.

What website domains are normally NOT credible/reliable for research? (2)

a)

.com

b)

.net

c)

.org

d)

.gov

e)

.edu

8.

What website domains are normally credible/reliable for research? (3)

a)

.com

b)

.net

c)

.org

d)

.gov

e)

.edu

9.

How many years should a reliable website been published within to be reliable?

a)

2 years

b)

5 years

c)

10 years

d)

15 years

10.

What is an infectious disease?

a)

A disease that can be spread from person to person

b)

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

11.

What is a non-infectious disease?

a)

A disease that can be spread from person to person

b)

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

12.

A pathogen is another word for

a)

bacteria

b)

germs

c)

virus

d)

antibodies

13.

When taking medicine sometimes these things happen to our bodies. Hint: negative effects that can be caused by medication.

a)

Signs

b)

Effects

c)

Symptoms

d)

Side effects

14.

Dead or weakened versions of a disease that our bodies can easily fight off that can give us immunity from the disease is called a

a)

Shot

b)

doctor

c)

vaccine

d)

drug

15.

An ____________________ disease can also be called a communicable disease

a)

infectious

b)

noninfectious

c)

asthma

d)

deadly

16.

A ____________________ disease can also be called a noncommunicable disease

a)

infectious

b)

noninfectious

c)

asthma

d)

deadly

17.

A website that has an author listed in normally a good website to use for research

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Fatigue means tiredness

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A website that has advertisments on the page and that is trying to sell you something is a reliable website to use for research

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A website that has a good design is normally a reliable website

a)

True

b)

False