WorksheetsActivities 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The healthcare experts that study trends in health issues in populations and deploy public announcements are called ____.
Chief Medical Officers
Phlebotomists
Primary Care Physicians
Epidemiologists
A sudden occurrence of disease in a localized area would be a(n) ____.
outbreak
endemic
pandemic
All of the others.
True or False: The outbreak at GNMH has many of the patients experiencing high fevers and achy joints.
True
False
A _____ results when a disease-causing organism invades and begins growing within another organism (a host).
disorder
infection
pandemic
pathogen
An infection becomes a disease when ...
the host dies.
the body's functions become affected.
more than one host has the disease.
the disease is named by scientists.
An infectious disease is different from an inherited disease because ...
it is passed down from parent to offspring.
it is always a recessive disease.
it can be contracted.
it is always dominant.
This pathogen is actually a protein. There is no cure for diseases caused by this agent.
Viruses
Bacteria
Prions
Fungi
This type of pathogen is non-living. The best way to prevent these pathogens from infecting a person is vaccination and proper hygiene. Example: Influenza
Bacteria
Virus
Helminths
Protists
These pathogens are living and are uni-cellular. They can be treated with antibiotics.
Bacteria
Prions
Protists
Fungi
This type of pathogen is actually a type of eukaryotic worm. Example: Tapeworm
Helminths
Protists
Virus
Fungi
