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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind
a)
disease
b)
infection
c)
pathogen
2.

________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.

a)

Non-communicable disase

b)

Communicable Disease

c)

Pathogens

3.

________ are disease-causing organisms that are so small you need a microscope to see them. Think "fancy word for germs".

a)

Virus

b)

Disease

c)

Communicable

d)

Pathogen

4.
What is a non-communicable disease?
a)
An illness that can be passed on by germs from person to person.
b)
A disease that cannot be passed on to another person.
5.

The system in our body that helps fight disease is called the ________________ system.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

immune

6.

What are five pathogens that can cause communicable diseases?

a)

Bacteria, carbohydrates and protein

b)

Insects. Water, soil

c)

Bacteria, virus, fungi, Protozoa, parasite

7.

__________ causes typhoid

a)

Protozoa

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

8.

A medicine that can give you immunity to a disease is called a __________.

a)

antibodies

b)

vaccine

c)

pathogen

d)

white blood cell

9.

Substances made by white blood cells to help fight pathogens are ___________.

a)

antibodies

b)

antibiotics

c)

red blood cells

d)

mucus

10.

This is a treatment that makes the body stronger against infections and diseases.

a)

host

b)

microbe

c)

vaccine

d)

pathogen