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Infectious vs Non-Infectious Disease

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An agent that causes an infectious disease is called a pathogen

a)

False

b)

True

2.

Which of the following isn't a non-infectious disease

a)

Obesity

b)

Beri Beri

c)

Influenza

d)

Diabetes

3.

What is responsible for detecting differences between the body's own cells and cells of another organism?

a)

The endocrine system

b)

The immune system

c)

The brain

d)

The cardiovascular system

4.

Non-infectious diseases can be spread from person to person

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A communicable disease is one that is

a)

transmitted via people talking

b)

transmitted from one organism to another

c)

transmitted via people using communication devices

d)

not caused by a pathogen

6.

The time between infection and the onset of symptoms is called the

a)

infection period

b)

susceptibility period

c)

incubation period

d)

resistant period

7.

Which of the following is not a genetic disease

a)

cystic fibrosis

b)

phenylketonuria

c)

malaria

d)

haemophilia

8.

Which of the following is incorrect for autoimmune diseases?

a)

They are non-infectious diseases

b)

They can be communicable

c)

They are conditions where the autoimmune system attacks the body's own tissues

d)

Multiple sclerosis