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TYPES OF DISEASES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

parasite

d)

fungi

2.

Which pathogen is non-living?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Parasite/Protist

e)

They are all alive

3.

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungus

d)

parasite/protist

4.

A microbe that can cause harm is known as a

a)

Pathogen

b)

Pathogon

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

5.

An organism that lives on or in a host, and causes it harm while it takes its nutrients is called

a)

a host

b)

a parasite

c)

a cell

d)

a virus

6.

Which type of microbe generally affects the skin?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Fungi

d)

Protists

7.

Which of the following is a virus?

a)

Influenza

b)

Malaria

c)

Strep throat

d)

Athlete's Foot

8.

Which micro organisms cause communicable diseases?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Pathogerms

c)

Partitions

9.

What are five pathogens that can cause communicable diseases?

a)

Bacteria, carbohydrates and protein

b)

Insects. Water, soil

c)

Bacteria, virus, fungi, Protozoa, parasite

10.

_________ are diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another

a)

Non communicable diseases

b)

Communicable diseases

c)

Goiter

11.

Lack of Vitamin A causes _________

a)

Night blindness

b)

Goiter

c)

Rickets

12.

Sources of Vitamin C include the following except

a)

Amla

b)

Orange

c)

Beans

13.

__________ causes typhoid

a)

Protozoa

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

14.

The following are ways diseases spread except __________

a)

By direct contact

b)

By insects

c)

By being friendly

15.

Fungi causes skin infection

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not sure

16.

Diseases can be classified into two types, ___________ diseases and ________ diseases

a)

Pathogens and Microorganisms

b)

Communication and non communication

c)

Communicable and non communicable

17.

What are two viral diseases that do have a vaccine?

a)

Measles and typhoid

b)

Measles and malaria

c)

Measles and chicken pox

18.
_______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind
a)
disease
b)
infection
c)
pathogen
19.
All diseases are caused by pathogens.  Fact or Fiction?
a)
Fact
b)
Fiction
20.
The ________ is the first line of defense.
a)
eyes
b)
stomach
c)
t-cells
d)
skin