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diseases

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A person can contract HIV by:
a)
Sharing needles with an infected person
b)
Kissing an infected person
c)
Hugging an infected person
d)
Swimming with an infected person
2.
Which of the following is not caused by a virus?
a)
Common Cold
b)
Norovirus
c)
Strep Throat
d)
AIDS
3.
Which system works with the circulatory system to make sure all of your cells get nutrients?
a)
Respiratory
b)
Digestive
c)
Nervous
d)
Excretory
4.

I can breathe with my ____________.

a)

Brain

b)

Lungs

c)

Tongue

d)

Arms

5.

What disease do these symptoms correspond to?

cough (sometimes blood-tinged), weight loss, night sweats, fever

a)

Flu

b)

HIV/AIDS

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Cold

e)

Herpes

6.

Which disease do these symptoms correspond with?

An itchy, blister like rash on the skin, fatigue, fever, loss of appetite

a)

Smallpox

b)

Varicella (Chickenpox)

c)

Measles

d)

Mumps

e)

Cancer

7.

Which disease corresponds best to these symptoms?

flu-like symptoms at first, weight loss, fever or night sweats, fatigue, and recurrent infections later

a)

HIV/AIDS

b)

Flu

c)

Cold

d)

Ebola

e)

Cancer

8.

Malaria

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Virus

d)

Parasite

e)

Genetics

9.

Hemophilia

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Virus

d)

Parasite

e)

Genetics

10.

AIDS

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Virus

d)

Parasite

e)

Genetics

11.

The proteins in your immune system that fight disease are called

a)

lymph cells.

b)

white blood cells.

c)

amino acids.

d)

antibodies.

12.

If you want to stay well, which of these should you do?

a)

exercise regularly

b)

eat a balanced diet

c)

get enough sleep

d)

all of these

13.
Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or fungus.
a)
antigen
b)
prion
c)
pathogen
d)
allergen
14.

The blood cells that fight pathogens.

a)

Leukocytes

b)

Red blood cells

c)

Plasma

d)

Hemoglobin

15.
A disease that can be passed from one person to another through pathogens.
a)
Communicable disease
b)
Noncommunicable disease
16.

A person produces antibodies to influenza after vaccination. This is an example of:

a)

Natural (passive) immunity

b)

Natural (active) immunity

c)

Artificial (passive) immunity

d)

Artificial (active) immunity

17.

Viruses and bacteria both use adhesins which bind to specific:

a)

protein spikes

b)

cell membrane receptors

c)

fimbriae

d)

complementary shapes

18.

The chemical which increases blood flow to area during inflammatory response is called;

a)

Epiphelium

b)

Eosinophil

c)

Lysosome

d)

Histamine

19.

Fevers result from ____________ releasing substances that cause the body’s thermostat to reset to a higher temperature

a)

Histamines

b)

Complement Proteins

c)

Macrophages

d)

B Cells

20.

Which of the following cells can become "memory" cells?

a)

A cells

b)

B cells

c)

C cells

d)

D cells

21.

Viruses need to be inside this so they can grow and multiply.

a)

host

b)

parasite

c)

pathogen

d)

acid

22.

This is an illness that prevents the body from working normally.

a)

disease

b)

vaccine

c)

amoeba

d)

antibody

23.

This is a treatment that makes the body stronger against infections and diseases.

a)

host

b)

microbe

c)

vaccine

d)

pathogen

24.

These are signs of a disease such as coughing or fever.

a)

symptoms

b)

pathogens

c)

vaccines

d)

antibodies