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WorksheetsInfectious diseases
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Communicable diseases are cause by:
Antibodies
Biceps
Neurons
Pathogens
A class of organisms that harm their host by producing toxins that interfere with normal body function.
liverwarts
Slime molds
Bacteria
Amoebas
Ebola is a deadly viral disease that spreads easily but is relegated to several countries on the continent of Africa. What is the Ebola outbreak considered?
outbreak
pandemic
epidemic
contamination
How can the rate of an infectious disease be drastically reduced?
by taking medication daily
by preventing transmission between people
by wearing clean clothing daily
by performing dental hygiene three times each day
What is a non-infectious disease?
A disease that can be spread from person to person
A disease that cannot be spread from person to person
Which word means the severity of disease
incidence
virulence
pathogenicity
taxogenicity
How can governments control the outbreaks of diseases
border closures
quarantines
giving out free money
not telling anyone about the disease
A host is:
An organism that harbors a pathogen
Grant Denyer on Family Feud
An animal that transmits a pathogen
A microorganism that has been transmitted
Is a plant-like microbe. Causes athletes foot.
Bacteria
Virus
Parasite
Fungi
A microbe that lives in or on another organism of another species (its host) and benefits by taking nutrients from the host. Examples include head lice and tapeworms.
Bacteria
Virus
Parasite
Fungi
