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Communicable and Noncommunicable Disease

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: An antibiotic is a medicine that helps to kill viruses?
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Cancer, Emphysema, and Allergies are all types of 
a)
Communicable Diseases
b)
Viruses
c)
Bacteria
d)
Non-Communicable Diseases
3.
A disease that is caused by germs and can spread from person to person is called a 
a)
Non Communicable Disease
b)
Communicable Disease
c)
Allergy
d)
Virus
4.
An agent that causes disease, or a germ is called a 
a)
Parasite
b)
Bacteria
c)
Pathogen
d)
Fungii
5.
A dose of weakened or killed germs of one kind that helps the body make antibodies to protect itself is called a
a)
Vaccine
b)
Antibiotic
c)
Antibody
d)
Pathogen
6.
The body's resistance to a disease through the presence of anitbodies is known as
a)
Virus
b)
Antibody
c)
Vaccine
d)
Immunity
7.
A substance made by certain white blood cells that attaches to a germ and makes it harmless
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Pathogen
d)
Antibodies
8.
Washing your hands, covering your mouth when you sneeze or cough, and storing and cooking food properly are all good ways to prevent the spread of germs
a)
True 
b)
False
9.
What is one way that germs can spread to another person
a)
Washing your hands
b)
Direct Contact/Touching someone else
c)
Staring at someone
d)
Breathing
10.
The CDC  stands for
a)
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
b)
Center for Cancer Control
c)
Cancer and Disease Center
d)
Center for Tobacco Prevention
11.

What is the primary function of your immune system?

a)

to create organelles

b)

to protect your body from pathogens

c)

to aid in blood circulation

d)

to protect your bones and muscles

12.

First line defenses include

a)

skin

b)

hair

c)

mucus

d)

all of the above

13.

Skin protects a person from pathogens by _______________.

a)

being thin and easy to allow things through

b)

shedding occasionally

c)

serving as a protective layer that keeps foreign objects out

d)

allowing bacteria to enter if it is healthy

14.

Which parts of the respiratory system keep pathogens from reaching the inside of your body? (select all that apply)

a)

nose hair

b)

lungs

c)

mucus

d)

blood

15.

All bacteria cause illness and disease.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Most bacterial diseases can be treated with _______________.

a)

antibiotics

b)

carcinogens

c)

pathogens

d)

microbes

17.

Viruses include... (select all that apply)

a)

flu

b)

common cold

c)

measles

d)

chicken pox

e)

food poisoning

18.

Bacteria are smaller than viruses.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

A living cell that a virus infects is called a ________ cell.

a)

mast

b)

host

c)

cast

d)

partner

20.

Which of these is considered a vector? (select all that apply)

a)

mosquito

b)

tick

c)

flea

d)

fungi

e)

plants

21.

Community-spread of an infectious disease is called a(n)

a)

epidemic

b)

pandemic

c)

endemic

d)

genomic

22.

An example of a communicable disease is..

a)

measles

b)

coronavirus

c)

chicken pox

d)

all of the above

23.

Non-communicable diseases...

a)

can not be passed from organism to organism

b)

can be passed from organism to organism

c)

can be passed from organism to organism by direct contact only

d)

can be passed from organism to organism by indirect contact only

24.

Communicable disease are ones that...

a)

can not be passed from organism to organism

b)

can be passed from organism to organism

c)

can be passed from organism to organism by direct contact only

d)

can be passed from organism to organism by indirect contact only

25.

An example of a non-communicable disease is...

a)

asthma

b)

flu

c)

coronavirus

d)

measles

26.

True or False: Viruses are NOT alive.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Disease

d)

Pathogens

28.

How can the rate of an infectious disease be reduced?

a)

By preventing transmission between people

b)

By wearing clean clothing

29.

A chronic disease lasts for a __________ amount of time

a)

Long

b)

Short

30.

True or false: animals can sometimes pass diseases to humans

a)

True

b)

False

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