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infectious disease

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an infectious disease?

a)

A disease that cannot be spread to others.

b)

A disease that can be spread to others.

c)

A disease that can only be spread by mosquitoes.

d)

A disease that can be caused by disinfectants.

2.

Which is not an example of how infectious diseases can spread?

a)

Sharing a book with a friend.

b)

Eating food that has expired.

c)

Drinking dirty water.

d)

Being bitten by a mosquito.

3.

What are germs?

a)

Animals such as cockroaches and rats.

b)

Rotten food.

c)

Harmful micro-organisms.

d)

Viruses.

4.

Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of the coronavirus?

a)

lost of smell.

b)

shortness of breath.

c)

rash.

d)

Fever and chill.

5.

What is the smallest pathogen?

a)

micro pathogen

b)

bacteria

c)

virus

d)

spore

6.

What is the most common term phrase for communicable disease

a)

infectious disease

b)

plague

c)

outbreak

d)

air borne pathogen

7.

Louis Pasteur discovered

What?

a)

DNA

b)

Rh

c)

None above

d)

Microorganisms

8.

Microorganisms are so big and we can see them without a microscope

a)

Ture

b)

False

9.

Surgeons need to wash their hands before the operation

a)

False

b)

True

10.

Robert Koch discovered Organisms that cause disease are called ________

a)

Pathogens

b)

Microorganism

c)

DNA

11.

A disease

caused by a pathogen is an called __________ ________

a)

Pathogen

b)

RH

c)

DNA

d)

Infectious disease.

12.

How many Types of Pathogens do we have??

a)

3

b)

6

c)

4

d)

1

13.

What are the human pathogens?

a)

Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists.

b)

Bacteria only

c)

Viruses Only

d)

None above

14.

Bacteria are

a)

One-celled

b)

Two-celled

c)

Five-celled

d)

Million-celled

15.

Bacteria are bigger than Viruses.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
Which was most likely classified as a pandemic?
a)
People in eleven states were sickened after eating beef contaminated with the E. Coli bacteria. The tainted beef was traced to a meat-packing plant.
b)
Two camps, in close proximity to each other, experienced an outbreak of cholera. The infection was traced to contaminated drinking water.
c)
A measles outbreak in Indiana was attributed to children whose parents did not have them vaccinated for measles.
d)
During 1918 to 1919, an estimated 20-40% of the world's population suffered from the Spanish flu.
17.
The bacteria that causes Bubonic Plague is transmitted to humans by fleas. Which term best describes the role of the fleas in transmitting Bubonic Plague?
a)
Decomposer
b)
Pathogen
c)
Parasite
d)
Vector
18.
Which product would be most effective in preventing the spread of a cold virus?
a)
Hand soap
b)
Mouth Wash
c)
Cough Drops
d)
Antibiotic cream
19.
Which situation would most favor the spread of infectious disease?
a)
Overcrowding
b)
Use of vaccines
c)
Small populations
d)
Sanitary conditions
20.
Which best describes the reproductive differences between bacterial infections and viral infections?
a)
Viruses multiply by asexual reproduction, while bacteria reproduce inside a host.
b)
Viruses multiply using a host, while bacteria are produced by way of binary fission.
c)
Viruses multiply by developing into endospores,while bacteria reproduce by way of binary fission.
d)
Viruses multiply by way of conjugation, while bacteria reproduce by developing into endospores.
21.
Which illness is spread by eating food that has been contaminated by bacteria?
a)
Botulism
b)
Tuberculosis
c)
Influenza
d)
Lyme Disease
22.
Which best contrasts an epidemic and a pandemic?
a)
An epidemic is caused by bacteria, while a pandemic is caused by viruses.
b)
A pandemic is spread by humans, while an epidemic is spread by insects and rodents.
c)
A pandemic occurs in a small region, while an epidemic occurs in a much larger region.
d)
An epidemic affects a small population of humans, while a pandemic affects a large population of humans.
23.
Which is the most effective defense against the chickenpox virus?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Exercise
c)
Diet
d)
Vaccine
24.
A doctor prescribed an antibiotic to treat an illness.Which type of illness did the doctor most likely treat?
a)
Cancer
b)
Viral Infection
c)
Bacterial Infection
d)
Heart Disease
25.
Which is the best method for preventing a parasitic disease?
a)
Vaccination
b)
wearing a mask
c)
Limiting physical contact with others
d)
Avoiding contaminated food and water
26.
What parasite is most often responsible for the spread of Lyme disease?
a)
Amoeba
b)
Deer tick
c)
Crane Fly
d)
Mosquito
27.

Pasture developed a vaccine for what virus ?

a)

Chicken pox

b)

Rabies

c)

measles

d)

TLS

28.

How do viruses reproduce

a)

They take over the living cells machinery

b)

They slide in the cell on their own

c)

They can reproduce themselves

d)

They put themselves in our bloodstream first

29.

Are viruses alive ?

a)

yes

b)

no

30.

______shows both living and non-living characteristics.

a)

Protozoa

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

31.

Disease causing microorganisms are called_______

a)

Pathogens

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Protozoa

32.

Expand MMR

a)

Measles Mumps Rubella

b)

Malaria malaria rhehasus

c)

Monkey Month Resists

d)

Mango mangi red

33.

Single flagella at one end of bacteria is __________

a)

Atrichous

b)

Monotrichous

c)

Peritrichous

d)

Amphitrichous

34.

Yeast reproduce by______"

a)

Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Spore formation

d)

Fragmentation

35.

______ bacteria in human intestine helps in synthesizing vit k and vit b complex.

a)

E.Coli

b)

Lactobacillus

c)

Microbes

d)

Amoeba

36.

A biological agent that consists of nucleic acid and a protein coat. It is not a cell, nor is it considered alive

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

37.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus—

A virus that attacks human immune systems

a)

Rhinovirus

b)

Influenza

c)

HIV

d)

Cold

38.

The numerous cells that defend an organism from pathogens

a)

Blastocysts

b)

Myocardium

c)

Neurons

d)

Immune Cells

39.
Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?
a)
They do not have genetic information.
b)
They are not able to move on their own.
c)
They do not interact with their environment.
d)
They are not able to reproduce without a host cell.

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