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Disease 4th/5th Grade

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a disease?

a)

A type of tree

b)

When you sneeze you have a disease!

c)

A symptom

d)

A break down in the way the body works

2.

What is a symptom?

a)

A sign that a disease is present in your body

b)

Something that only hurts you

c)

Something that makes you likely to get diseases

d)

A trait passed down from your parents

3.

Which two answers are types of symptoms?

a)

Sneezing

b)

Flu

c)

Fever

d)

Measles

4.

What are two ways you can prevent disease?

a)

Going out when it is cold

b)

Eating spoiled food

c)

Washing your hands

d)

Getting vaccines

5.

What is a microbe?

a)

A bad, bad thing!

b)

A very small world on a little spinning disk

c)

Something that always makes you sick

d)

A microscopic organism that can cause disease

6.

What are four types of microbes?

a)

Virus, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa

b)

Disease, condition, symptom, and treatment

c)

Flu, cold, measles, and mumps

d)

Diabetes, cancer, asthma, and allergies

7.

What is a communicable disease?

a)

A disease that CAN spread from person to person

b)

A disease that CANNOT spread from person to person

c)

A disease that always kills you instantly

d)

A disease that always hurts

8.

What is a non-communicable disease?

a)

A disease that CAN spread from person to person

b)

A disease that CANNOT spread from person to person

c)

A disease that cannot be treated in any way

d)

A disease that has no symptoms

9.

Which of these diseases are communicable?

a)

Diabetes

b)

Cancer

c)

Flu

d)

Ring Worm

10.

Which of these diseases are non-communicable?

a)

Cancer

b)

Diabetes

c)

Flu

d)

Cold

11.

Which list of diseases is caused by viruses?

a)

Cold, flu, chicken pox, Measles

b)

Salmonella, E. Coli, Strep, Staph

c)

Ring worm, athlete's foot

d)

Giardia, Malaria

12.

Which list of diseases is caused by fungi?

a)

Cold, flu, chicken pox, Measles

b)

Salmonella, E. Coli, Strep, Staph

c)

Ring worm, athlete's foot

d)

Giardia, Malaria

13.

Which list of diseases is caused by bacteria?

a)

Cold, flu, chicken pox, Measles

b)

Salmonella, E. Coli, Strep, Staph

c)

Ring worm, athlete's foot

d)

Giardia, Malaria

14.

Which list of diseases is caused by protozoa?

a)

Cold, flu, chicken pox, Measles

b)

Salmonella, E. Coli, Strep, Staph

c)

Ring worm, athlete's foot

d)

Giardia, Malaria

15.

Antibiotics work against which type of microbe?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protozoa

16.

What type of microbe typically causes skin irritations and rashes that can be treated with creams or ointments?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protozoa

17.

Allergies can be summed up as...

a)

...your blood not thickening properly

b)

...eating too much food which in turn makes you sick

c)

...a problem with blood sugar

d)

...your immune system's overreaction to a harmless substance

18.

Diabetes (TYPE 1) can be summed up as...

a)

...your body failing to produce enough insulin

b)

...eating too much sugar and getting a disease

c)

...coughing and sneezing when outside

d)

...an overgrowth of the body's cells

19.

Diabetes (TYPE 2) can be summed up as...

a)

...your lungs not working properly

b)

...your body's cells becoming insulin resistant

c)

...something you catch from people who sneeze

d)

...your body aching every time you walk

20.

Asthma can be described as...

a)

...too much blood sugar

b)

...not enough blood sugar

c)

...eating peanut butter and then getting sick

d)

...difficulty breathing due to a constriction of airways

21.

Cancer is...

a)

...a communicable disease

b)

...passed by coughing and sneezing

c)

...an overgrowth of the body's own cells

d)

...a tightening of airways due to an allergic reaction

22.

What body system is dedicated to fighting off disease?

a)

Digestive System

b)

Immune System

c)

Skeletal System

d)

Defender System

23.

What type of body cell is produced by the body to remember diseases the next time they enter the body?

a)

Alpha-Beta Pro Cells

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antidisease Cells

d)

Super Cells

24.

Which of these are diseases? (Choose 3)

a)

Diabetes

b)

Falling down and breaking your arm

c)

Rabies

d)

Ringworm

25.

What type of body cell fights off disease?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Blue Blood Cells

d)

Super Cells

26.

What does sterile mean?

a)

Dirty

b)

Germ free

c)

Very sharp

d)

It is only usable by a doctor

27.

Antiseptic medicine is used for what?

a)

To spread a disease quickly

b)

To make it hurt less

c)

To stop an infection from occurring in a wound

d)

To immediately make a cut heal

28.

Billy has the flu and threw up all night. The best health conscious decision for him and everyone would be to...

a)

...go to school the next day to see how it feels

b)

...go to school and tough it out

c)

...stay home and rest to allow his body to recover and prevent the spread of disease

d)

...stay home and run around a lot to get the flu all out of his system