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Ch. 12.2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Methods of transmission are classified as either

a)

indirect and direct

b)

lateral and bilateral

c)

virus and bacteria

d)

virus and pathogens

2.

An example of droplet spread is

a)

bloodborne pathogens

b)

coughing or sneezing

c)

amniotic fluids

3.

The exchange of infectious material to a susceptible person by a source that acts solely as a carrier are

a)

direct transmissions

b)

viral transmissions

c)

indirect transmissions

d)

viral spread

4.

An example of a vector could be

a)

a racoon carrying rabies

b)

sneezing

c)

coughing

d)

STIs and STDs

5.

What are some diseases that could be spread through contaminated water?

a)

E. Coli, Typhoid, and Cholera

b)

Ring Worm, Yeast Infections, and Lyme Disease

c)

Cancer, Diabetes, and Heart Disease

6.

diseases are new or increasing unexpectedly

a)

endemic

b)

epidemic

c)

pandemic

d)

emerging diseases

7.

infection affects an enormous number of people and spreads to much of the world

a)

endemic

b)

epidemic

c)

pandemic

d)

emerging diseases

8.

infection naturally occurs at low levels in a particular area

a)

endemic

b)

epidemic

c)

pandemic

d)

emerging diseases

9.

infection occurs in unexpectedly large numbers

a)

endemic

b)

epidemic

c)

pandemic

d)

emerging diseases

10.

Food sanitation used to prevent contamination during food processing, storage, and preparation is important in stopping the spread of diseases.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

_________ are substances that target and kill many kinds of pathogenic bacteria

a)

antibiotics

b)

antivirals

c)

antifungals

12.

There are many treatments for viral infections

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Most medications target the symptoms and do not attack the virus

a)

true

b)

false

14.

A pathogen’s ability to fight back against an antibiotic develops over time and as are result of contact with certain antibiotics is known as...

a)

antibiotic medications

b)

antibiotic deliverance

c)

antibiotic resistance

15.

A dead or nontoxic part of a pathogen that is injected into a person to train his or her immune system to eliminate the live pathogen is known as a

a)

vaccine

b)

vector

c)

virus

16.

Zoonosis is an infection transferred from an animal to human, like rabies.

a)

true

b)

false