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Communicable Diseases

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind.

a)

Disease

b)

Contact

c)

Protozoa

d)

--

2.

A disease that is easily passed on.

a)

Infection

b)

Communicable Disease

c)

Indirect contact

d)

--

3.

Microscopic (very very small) disease causing organisms.

a)

Pathogens

b)

Communicable Disease

c)

Infection

d)

--

4.

This super small, non living pathogen feeds its own DNA/RNA into the cell and makes the cell replicate it.

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Virus

d)

--

5.

A type of organism that lives off of animals and plants. Examples include ringworm and athlete's foot.

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Virus

d)

--

6.

This can be treated with antibiotics.

a)

Protozoa

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

--

7.

Single celled, parasitic organisms that cannot live without a host.

a)

Protozoa

b)

Indirect Contact

c)

Direct Contact

d)

--

8.

Type of contact with others where you actually touch the other person.

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Indirect Contact

c)

--

d)

--

9.

Type of contact where you get sick by touching infected objects.

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Indirect Contact

c)

--

d)

--

10.

A model that scientists and detective use to study diseases.

a)

Epidemiologist Triangle

b)

Communicable Disease

c)

Science Research

d)

--

11.

"The Agent" (virus, bacteria or ) would be the....

a)

Where

b)

When

c)

What

d)

--

12.

The Host (or person/animal carrying the disease) tells us about the...

a)

When

b)

Who

c)

Where

d)

--

13.

The Environment in the Epidemiologist Triangle tells us the what ....

a)

Who

b)

When

c)

Where

d)

--

14.

Lyme's Disease is a....

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protozoa

c)

--

d)

--

15.

Chicken pox is a....

a)

Fungi

b)

Virus

c)

--

d)

--

16.

Malaria is a....

a)

Fungi

b)

Protozoa

c)

--

d)

--