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Disease Review 8th

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heart disease occurs when fatty substances, such as cholesterol, are deposited on the walls of the:

a)

Arteries

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Bronchi

2.

Insulin injections are used by people who suffer from ___________ in order to help the person breathe during an attack.

a)

Diabetes

b)

Allergies

c)

Asthma

d)

Heart Disease

3.

What drug can be used to reduce the symptoms of allergies?

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Antihistamines

c)

Antibodies

d)

Antivirals

4.

Which of the following are positive lifestyle habits:

a)

Smoking

b)

Eating healthy

c)

Drinking alcohol

d)

Exercising

5.

Check all of the following unhealthy lifestyle habits:

a)

Eating healthy

b)

Drinking alcohol

c)

Exercising

d)

Smoking

6.

Healthy artery walls are:

a)

Hard and rigid

b)

Filled with cholesterol

c)

Clear and flexible

d)

Made of viruses

7.

When treating cancer, chemotherapy is used to control the spread of cancer by:

a)

Using anticancer drugs

b)

Adding T-cells to the blood

c)

Using radioactive substances

d)

Surgically removing cancer cells

8.

Which is NOT a warning sign of cancer?

a)

Obvious change in a wart or mole

b)

A sore that does not heal

c)

Unusual bleeding or discharge

d)

Allergic reaction to pollen

9.

Which of the following is a symptom of an asthma attack?

a)

Shortness of breath

b)

Stiff joints

c)

Hives

d)

Indigestion

10.

Diabetes is a disease that prevents the body from:

a)

Creating oxygen

b)

Converting food into energy

c)

Circulating blood

d)

Creating hormones

11.

Pain, stiffness, along with swelling of the joints are signs of:

a)

Asthma

b)

Diabetes

c)

Cancer

d)

Arthritis

12.

Treatments for heart disease include:

a)

Angioplasty

b)

Open heart surgery

c)

Medications

d)

All of these are correct

13.

A symptom of type 1 diabetes is:

a)

Unusual thirst

b)

Difficulty breathing

c)

Nagging cough

d)

Indigestion

14.

A severe allergic reaction could result in:

a)

death

b)

hypertension

c)

asthma

d)

diabetes

15.

What do type 1 diabetics use to stay alive?

a)

Epinephrine

b)

Antihistamines

c)

Insulin

d)

Chemotherapy

16.

Which of the following can be a trigger or cause for asthma?

a)

Exercise

b)

Allergens

c)

High Cholesterol

d)

Both exercise and allergens

17.

What are the four causes of disease?

a)

Germs, Heredity, Environment, Lifestyle

b)

Germs, Heredity, Lifestyle, How you live

c)

Germs, Hand washing, Heredity, Speeding

d)

Germs, Heredity, Envrionment, Genetics

18.

If a person is overweight or obese, what could the consequences be?

a)

Cancer

b)

Diabetes

c)

Heart Disease

d)

All of the above

19.

Heredity is the same as:

a)

Inherited

b)

Genetic

c)

Environment

d)

Both Inherited and Genetic

20.

Symptoms that include chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, and swelling are related to:

a)

Diabetes

b)

Allergies

c)

Arthritis

d)

Heart Disease

21.

Which disease involves abnormal body cells growing out of control?

a)

Heart disease

b)

Diabetes

c)

Cancer

d)

Asthma

22.

What is a cancer causing agent is known as a:

a)

Antihistamine

b)

Carcinogen

c)

Antibiotic

d)

Chemotherapy

23.

A disease that causes your airways to become inflamed making it difficult to breathe is:

a)

Allergies

b)

Asthma

c)

Diabetes

d)

Heart Disease

24.

Air pollution, allergens, stress, emotions, exercise, food, medicine dust mites and pollen are all causes of:

a)

Allergies

b)

Asthma

c)

Heart Disease

d)

Arthritis

25.

Coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness are symptoms of:

a)

Heart Disease

b)

Allergies

c)

Arthritis

d)

Asthma

26.

People who use antihistamines are trying to help with this disease:

a)

Asthma

b)

Arthritis

c)

Allergies

d)

Cancer

27.

People who are experiencing frequent urination, extreme hunger, mood changes, and fatigue may have this disease:

a)

Heart disease

b)

Arthritis

c)

Cancer

d)

Diabetes

28.

Corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory drugs are used to treat which disease?

a)

Asthma

b)

Heart Disease

c)

Arthritis

d)

Allergies

29.

A disease in which the pancreas makes very little or no insulin is:

a)

Asthma

b)

Diabetes type I

c)

Diabetes type II

d)

Arthritis

30.

A disease that can be caused by the sun's UV rays is:

a)

Cancer

b)

Asthma

c)

Allergies

d)

Heart Disease

31.

A disease in which the body's cells do not respond normally to insulin and results in insulin resistance is:

a)

Arthritis

b)

Diabetes type I

c)

Diabetes type II

d)

Asthma

32.

There is no way to prevent this disease:

a)

Allergies

b)

Asthma

c)

Diabetes type I

d)

Diabetes type II

33.

When the cartilage wears away from the joint, it causes this disease:

a)

Asthma

b)

Allergies

c)

Diabetes

d)

Arthritis

34.

For which disease should you keep a diary?

a)

Asthma

b)

Arthritis

c)

Cancer

d)

Allergies

35.

For which disease can you get shots (injections) and drops under the tongue?

a)

Arthritis

b)

Diabetes type I

c)

Diabetes type II

d)

Allergies

36.

For which disease can you use a nebulizer?

a)

Allergies

b)

Asthma

c)

Diabetes

d)

Cancer

37.

With asthma, a "cause" is also known as a:

a)

Trigger

b)

Chronic

c)

Histamine

d)

Allergen

38.

When the body's immune system sees a substance as harmful and overreacts to it:

a)

Asthma

b)

Diabetes

c)

Arthritis

d)

Allergies

39.

A nagging cough or hoarseness can be a sign of:

a)

Asthma

b)

Allergies

c)

Cancer

d)

Heart Disease

40.

For which disease should you keep an epinephrine auto injector available at all times?

a)

Allergies

b)

Diabetes

c)

Cancer

d)

Asthma

41.

What is the best way to get rid of germs?

a)

Wash your hands

b)

Take a shower

c)

Take a mud bath

d)

Sneeze into your sleeve

42.

Any harmful change in the state of health of the body or mind is:

a)

Acute

b)

Non communicable

c)

Transmission

d)

Disease

43.

Any disease that is caused by an agent or pathogen that invades the body:

a)

Non-infectious disease

b)

Infectious disease

c)

Non communicable disease

d)

Chronic

44.

A disease that is not caused by a pathogen:

a)

Non-infectious disease

b)

Infectious disease

c)

Communicable disease

d)

Chronic

45.

A characteristic or behavior that increases a person's chances of disease.

a)

Genetics

b)

Risk Factor

c)

Immunization

d)

Heredity

46.

A disease caused by abnormal chromosomes or by defective genes inherited by a child from one or both parents.

a)

DNA

b)

Risk Factor

c)

Acute disease

d)

Hereditary disease

47.

An overreaction of the immune system to something in the environment that is harmless to most people.

a)

Allergy

b)

Asthma

c)

Reaction time

d)

Histamine

48.

When histamine is released due to allergies, you can take this medication to help with the overreaction of the immune system.

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Antiviral

c)

Antihistamine

d)

Antifreeze

49.

When a person's immune system attacks certain cells, tissues, or organs of the body.

a)

Autoimmune disease

b)

Antihistamine disease

c)

Automatic disease

d)

Immunization disease

50.

An immunization is the process of becoming immune (getting vaccinations as well).

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Passing disease from one person to another through touch, blood, bodily fluids, as well as through the air and water is called:

a)

Immunization

b)

Transmission

c)

Acute

d)

Chronic

52.

An illness that is short in duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care is:

a)

Acute

b)

Chronic

53.

An illness that lasts a long period of time, 6 months or more is:

a)

Acute

b)

Chronic

54.

Which illness is acute?

a)

Cancer

b)

Heart Attack

c)

Arthritis

d)

Allergies

55.

Which illness is chronic?

a)

Heart Attack

b)

Choking

c)

Arthritis

d)

Broken arm

56.

A disease in which cells grow uncontrollably and invade healthy tissue:

a)

Asthma

b)

Allergies

c)

Cancer

d)

Heart disease

57.

An abnormal mass of cells:

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

c)

Biopsy

d)

Tumor

58.

Describes tumors that are cancerous and can be life threatening:

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

c)

Biopsy

d)

Tumor

59.

Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation all treat which disease?

a)

Arthritis

b)

Allergies

c)

Cancer

d)

Heart Disease

60.

Obesity or being overweight can lead to which of the following diseases?

a)

Cancer

b)

Heart Disesase

c)

Diabetes

d)

Asthma

61.

Stress can lead to illness.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

All non communicable diseases can be prevented.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Four causes of disease are:

a)

Germs, heredity, environment, lifestyle

b)

Germs heredity, lifestyle, how you live

c)

Germs, hand washing, heredity, speeding

d)

Germs, heredity, environment, genetics

64.

A germ is also known as a:

a)

Pathogen

b)

Poison

c)

Pakaderm

d)

Partisan

65.

An example of an infectious disease is:

a)

Strep throat

b)

Rhino Virus (a cold)

c)

Influenza (the flu)

d)

All of these

66.

Two ways germs are transported:

a)

Airborne and sunlight

b)

Airborne and physical contact

c)

Physical contact and shaking hands

d)

Airborne and sneezing

67.

What does the immune system do for the body?

a)

It keeps it healthy by fighting off infections

b)

It is a network of tissues and organs that release chemicals that control certain body functions

c)

It brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide from the body.

d)

It is the group of glands and organs that works together to digest food.

68.

Which of the following are ways to boost your immune system and avoid disease?

a)

Eating healthy and getting enough sleep

b)

Avoiding alcohol and drugs

c)

Exercising and getting your immunizations

d)

All of these are correct

69.

If a person is overweight or obese, what could the consequences be?

a)

Cancer

b)

Diabetes

c)

Heart Disease

d)

All of these

70.

If you receive a flu shot one year, does that guarantee that you will be protected against the flu the next year?

a)

Yes

b)

No