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Stopping the Spread of Diseases

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organisms that cause disease are called __________________.

a)

hosts

b)

pathogens

c)

Phagocytes

d)

Flagellum

2.

A pathogen is another word for

a)

bacteria

b)

germs

c)

virus

d)

antibodies

3.

True or False: Pathogens make you sick by damaging individual cells.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is an infectious disease?

a)

A disease that can be spread from person to person

b)

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

5.

What is a non-infectious disease?

a)

A disease that can be spread from person to person

b)

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

6.

What is another word to describe toxic?

a)

host

b)

poison

c)

protein

d)

protist

7.

True or False: The flu is spread only by direct contact, such as kissing a person with the flu.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Infectious diseases can spread by contact with..(read ALL the answers)

a)

an infected person

b)

a contaminated object

c)

an Infected animal

d)

an environmental source

e)

All of the above.

9.

True or False: Some vIruses and bacteria that live in food, water, and soil can cause disease.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following is an example of direct contact with an infected person?

a)

sneezing

b)

shaking hands