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WorksheetsCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these does not prevent the spread of diseases?
Barrier method contraception
Cancer screening
Sterilising water
Practice safe sex.
It is a contagious disease that is caused by a virus. Typically starts with a few days of fever, headache, and tiredness.
mumps
cold
measles
salmonela
Which of these do lymphocytes not produce?
Antigens
Antibodies
Antitoxins
Pathogen
How is measles often transmitted?
Via dirty water
Via uncooked food
Through the air
via overcooked food
HIV/AIDS is what type of pathogen?
A virus
A bacterium
A fungus
A syndrome
Which of these is a non-specific defence against disease?
Lymphocytes
antibodies
antigens
skin
What term describes an organism that transmits a disease?
A host
A vector
A protist
A disease that spread when people with certain infections cough, sneeze, or talk, spewing nasal and throat secretions into the air.
Airborne disease
Non-communicable disease
Hereditary disease
Deficiency disease
which of the following is not included about communicable disease
infectious diseases
transmissible diseases
contact with blood and bodily fluids
cancers, cardiovascular disease
According to Top 10 leading causes of outpatient visits in most regions of Ethiopia, September 2008–August 2009, which of the following scores the higest percentage?
Malaria
Acute
Dyspepsia
Pneumonia
Salmonella is a bacterium. Malaria is an example of a disease caused by a protist.
TRUE
FALSE
HIV/AIDS is a virus.
TRUE
FALSE
Meat, eggs and poultry are more likely to contain pathogens or pest. Vegetables and fruit may have salmonella
TRUE
FALSE
Malaria is caused by a protist.
TRUE
FALSE
Rose black spot is a fungus.
TRUE
FALSE
Skin is a specific defence against infection.
TRUE
FALSE
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE is something that you can't catch them from another person
TRUE
FALSE
Cancer itself cannot be transmitted from one person to another
TRUE
FALSE
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE- Pathogens are disease-causing viruses, bacteria, fungi or protists, which can infect animals and plants. Humans have an immune system, which can defend them from pathogens.
The definition is correct
The definition is incorrect
Communicable diseases comprise infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and measles, while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are mostly chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and diabetes
TRUE
FALSE
