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WorksheetsEpidemiology test
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 59mins
What is the mode of transmission for COVID-19?
Contact
Airborne
Both A & B
None of the above
Where did COVID-19 first emerge?
Shanghai, China
Milan, Italy
Florence, Italy
Wuhan, China
The first person to discover the vaccines was...
Edward Cullen
Bruce Jenner
Edward Jenner
None of them
Jenner, used the virus of ___________________ to produce the first vaccine.
Smallpox
Chickenpox
Malaria
Cowpox
Vaccines work because the immune system saves the information in the:
memory cells
effector cells
leukocytes
red blood cells
The vaccines trigger the immune system creating specific ______________ for the pathogen.
antigens
antibodies
medicine
cells
Blood clots can cause a heart attack
True
False
Secondhand smoke harms who?
Everyone around a smoker
Only non-smokers
Only smokers
No one
Many chemicals in cigarettes are considered carcinogenic because they cause what?
Emphysema
Cancer
Heart disease
Liver Failure
A class of organisms that harm their host by producing toxins that interfere with normal body function.
liverwarts
Slime molds
Bacteria
Amoebas
The best way to prevent a viral infection is to
take antibiotics
take antiviral meds
get a vaccination
Stay away from sick people
Which pathogen is non-living?
Virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Parasite/Protist
They are all alive
Which pathogen does NOT have DNA?
fungi
protist/parasite
bacteria
virus
they all have DNA
A microbe that can cause harm is known as a
Pathogen
Pathogon
Virus
Bacteria
The purpose of the immune system is to ....
a. help germs invade your body
c. make your nose run
b. fight of sickness
d. give your diarrhea
The four main types of germs are ....
a. viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi
b. viruses, parasites, fungi, and phagocytes
c. parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes, and fungi
d. small, medium, large, and extra large
Vaccines work because the immune system saves the information in the:
memory cells
effector cells
leukocytes
red blood cells
If you have immunity to a disease:
It can not enter your body
Your body can fight the disease off before it makes you sick.
The germs change as soon as they enter your body.
You will be able to recover very quickly.
Which of these is part of your body's first defenses against disease?
Skin
Antibodies
White blood cells
Heart
A white blood cell destroys an invading germ by:
Changing its chemical composition
Changing its genetic structure
Pulling it apart
Engulfing it
What do antibodies do?
Attach themselves to germs to flag them for destruction.
Engulf and digest germs.
Make your cells impenetrable to germs.
Carry genes from your bloodstream to the outside of your body.
Invading germs can be identified by their:
Leukocytes
Antibodies
Antigens
Red blood cells
A person develops natural immunity.
Before getting sick.
After one dose of a vaccine.
After several doses of a vaccine.
After recovering from an illness.
Unlike germs in nature, the germs used in vaccines:
Don't have antigens
Are weakened or altered
Aren't real germs
Change share frequently
Who benefits from herd immunity?
Young children
Elderly people
Cancer patients
All of the above
What do measles, smallpox and polio have in common?
They are caused by bacteria.
Vaccines have dramatically reduced the number of people who catch them.
They are constantly changing
They have been wiped out forever.
Human blood vessels are
artries, capillaries, and atria
ventricles, atria and pulmonary veins
capillaries, artries, and veins
veins, artries, and aorta
Which of the following are chambers of the heart?
Valves
Atrium and ventricle
Arteries and veins
Sinoatrial nerve
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
10
3
1
What does your heart do?
Pump carbon dioxide through your body
Give your body energy
Pump oxygen through your body
Nothing
How many atria are there?
1
7
2
4
How many ventricles are there?
1
2
10
0
A _______ is a tiny living organism, such as a bacterium or virus, that makes people sick.
pathogen
virus
resurgence
immune
To be ______ to something is to be resistant to it.
antibodies
immune
virus
pathogens
The disease smallpox was eradicated (ended) in 1979 because
it went away naturally
of antibiotic treatment
of variolation (blowing smallpox up the nose)
of worldwide vaccination
When the coronary _____ are blocked, blood does not flow as well and coronary artery disease begins to develop.
arteries
arteriosclerosis
symptoms
blood pressure
As your heart pushes blood through your body's vessels, blood pushes against the walls of the vessels creating ___.
arteries
arteriosclerosis
symptoms
blood pressure
Your heart is a ____, so it needs exercise to keep it strong.
arteries
arteriosclerosis
muscle
blood pressure
High cholesterol can increase your risk of developing heart disease because of the
pressure
plaque
diabetes
obesity
It is a serious condition that happens when a person’s diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients the body needs in order to function well.
Malnutrition
Nutrition
Balance meal
Proper nutrition
Too much nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle is a
cause of undernutrition.
True
False
What is the purpose of Iron?
Transport oxygen to the cells, blood cell formation, etc.
Produce thyroid hormones
When a person consumes too many calories.
Select all that apply. What factors are/can be caused by obesity?
Hypertension
Heart Disease
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Which food group builds muscles?
protein foods
starch foods
fat foods
None of the above
______________ ______________ is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen.
Carbon dioxide
Sulfur dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Greenhouse gas
