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WorksheetsCB5 - Health & diesease, pathogens, barriers & STI's
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
The WHO definition of health includes mental, social and ______ well-being. Which one is missing?
Exercise
Protection
Physical
Healthy
Lung cancer, as a result of smoking, is which kind of disease?
Communicable
Non-communicable
Which kinds of disease do pathogens cause?
Non-communicable
Communicable
All diseases
Lysozyme is a chemical barrier, where is this found in the body? (3 correct answers)
Saliva
Tears
Mucus
Blood
Seamen
What kind of barrier to pathogens is skin?
Physical
Chemical
Supportive
It is not a barrier
What are cilia, and where are they found?
Tiny hair like structures which line only the nose
A type of bacteria found in the throat
Tiny hair like structures which line the nose, throat and lungs
A gland which produces mucus
What is mucus?
A watery substance that drips from the nose on a cold day
A type of hair gel
A sticky substance that can trap dust and pathogens
It is like saliva
What is the function of hydrochloric acid in the stomach?
To help digest food
To help pathogens replicate
To stop help enzymes work
To destroy pathogens that may have been swallowed.
Select all the boxes below that show someone at risk of being infected with HIV or Chlamydia. (2 correct answers)
a person under 25 who is not sexually active
a developing fetus of a pregnant woman who has the disease
any person who has kissed someone with the disease
any person who has unprotected sex with an infected person
Smoking damages cilliated cells in the lungs. How can this lead to lung infections?
Chemicals in smoke help pathogens replicate
The cilia cannot waft away mucus so the pathogens remain trapped, so they cause infections.
The cilia multiple to quickly, giving people hairy lungs. This traps pathogens.
The mucus gets too thick for the cilia to waft, trapping the pathogens.
The chart shows the percentage of men and women of different age groups who were diagnosed with chlamydia in 2013 in Englnd.
Which age groups of males and females show the highest proportion of chlamydia infections?
men 20–24
men 20–24, women 15–19 and 20–24
women 15–19 and 20–24
men 15-19 and 20–24, women 15–19 and 20–24
The chart shows the percentage of men and women of different age groups who were diagnosed with chlamydia in 2013 in Englnd.
Select two reasons why these age groups are more at risk of infection with Chlamydia than others. (2 correct answers)
these age groups are more likely to have unprotected sex
these groups are more likey to have protected sex.
these age groups are more likely to have multiple sex partners
these groups are more liket to have only 1 partner
The chart shows the percentage of men and women of different age groups who were diagnosed with chlamydia in 2013 in Englnd.
Why it is important to be tested for Chlamydia if you are at risk of infection.
So that you can pass the infection on
So that you can have multiple partners
Long-term infection can cause major problems, such as being unable to have children.
Select the ways of preventing the transmission of both HIV and Chlamydia. (3 correct answers)
using a barrier that prevents the exchange of sexual fluids,
such as a condom.
infected mother bottle-feeding her baby instead of breastfeeding
Not having sex
Don't travel
Only have one sexual partner
Give a reason why a person with one disease may be more likely to get another disease.
First disease damages natural barriers to infection
First disease damages organ system
First disease damages immune system
All of the above
