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WorksheetsInfectious Diseases Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
1. Infections can spread in which of the following ways?
a. touching
b. sharing food and drink
c. coughing or sneezing
d. all of the above
2. Antibiotics are drugs that can kill or slow the growth of
a. penicillin
b. viruses
c. bacteria
d. herpes
3. Bacteria can be
a. agents of disease
b. found almost everywhere
c. helpful in the digestion process
d. all of the above
4. The immune system is made up of
a. antibiotics
b. physical barriers
c. vaccines
d. cells and organs of the body
5. Which of the following is NOT a physical barrier to infections?
a. cilia
b. spleen
c. saliva
d. tears
6. The immune system can be weakened by
a. a healthy diet
b. exercising
c. vaccinations
d. smoking
7. The immune system is made up of organs and special cells that fight infection.
True
False
8. tuberculosis
a. fever, sore throat
b. headache, runny nose
c. cough, sweating
9. strep throat
a. fever, sore throat
b. headache, runny nose
c. cough, sweating
10. sinus infections
a. fever, sore throat
b. headache, runny nose
c. cough, sweating
11. Tuberculosis kills approximately people each year.
a. three hundred
b. three thousand
c. three million
d. three billion
12. It’s important to take an antibiotic for the full course of treatment because
a. it tastes good
b. you can stay home from school
c. the infection could return
d. none of the above
13. Symptoms of influenza DO NOT include
a. fever
b. nausea
c. chills
d. headache
14. Mononucleosis is spread by
a. kissing
b. sharing drinks
c. sharing food
d. all of the above
15. The two groups of viruses that cause influenza are
a. influenza A and B
b. influenza A and C.
c. influenza B and D.
d. influenza C and D.
16. A vaccine is a substance that is used to keep a person from getting a disease.
True
False
17. A person with an STD may have
a. no symptoms.
b. pain while urinating
c. genital discharge
d. All of the above
18. One out of every Americans may have an STD.
a. two
b. five
c. ten
d. twenty
19. STDs can be caused by
a. bacteria
b. viruses
c. fungi
d. all of the above
20. Sexual abstinence is the deliberate choice to refrain from all sexual activity
True
False
21. the time that passes from when a person is infected with a disease and when he/she gets sick
HIV
incubation period
combination drug therapy
opportunistic infections
22. the incubation period for this can be over ten years
HIV
incubation period
AIDS
opportunistic infections
23. attacks the immune system and destroys your body’s ability to fight infections
HIV
AIDS
opportunistic infections
24. may happen to people whose immune systems are not working very well
HIV
incubation period
combination drug therapy
opportunistic infections
25. the only treatment available for AIDS
incubation period
combination drug therapy
opportunistic infections
