WorksheetsPathogens
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Organisms that cause disease are called __________________.
hosts
pathogens
Phagocytes
Flagellum
Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?
virus
bacteria
parasite
fungi
What type of disease transmission is most likely represented by the graph shown below?
Person to person.
Foodborne.
Airborne.
Foodborne and airborne.
A disease that moves from one continent to another new continent is known as a/an ______________________ disease.
epidemic
endemic
pandemic
sporadic
The common cold is what type of pathogen?
virus
protozoa
fungus
bacteria
parasite
When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).
Transmission
Translation
Emission
Direct Contact
Indirect Contact
Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)
Direct Contact
Indirect Contact
Airborne Transmission
Foodborne Tranmission
Vector-Borne Transmission
Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?
protist/parasite
fungi
bacteria
virus
What factors do you think affect the transmission of diseases, such as overcrowding?
What actions can humans take to reduce the risk of transmitting pathogenic disease?
