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Infectious diseases

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Communicable diseases are cause by:

a)

Antibodies

b)

Biceps

c)

Neurons

d)

Pathogens

2.
How could you describe the size of a virus?
a)
Smaller than bacteria
b)
Larger than a parasite
c)
About the size of a dime
d)
Smaller than a proton
3.

A class of organisms that harm their host by producing toxins that interfere with normal body function.

a)

liverwarts

b)

Slime molds

c)

Bacteria

d)

Amoebas

4.

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?

a)

outbreak

b)

pandemic

c)

epidemic

d)

contamination

5.

How can the rate of an infectious disease be drastically reduced?

a)

by taking medication daily

b)

by preventing transmission between people

c)

by wearing clean clothing daily

d)

by performing dental hygiene three times each day

6.

What is a non-infectious disease?

a)

A disease that can be spread from person to person

b)

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

7.

Which word means the severity of disease

a)

incidence

b)

virulence

c)

pathogenicity

d)

taxogenicity

8.

How can governments control the outbreaks of diseases

a)

border closures

b)

quarantines

c)

giving out free money

d)

not telling anyone about the disease

9.
a tiny, non-living particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called
a)
bacteria
b)
a virus
c)
a fungi
d)
ha protist
10.

A host is:

a)

An organism that harbors a pathogen

b)

Grant Denyer on Family Feud

c)

An animal that transmits a pathogen

d)

A microorganism that has been transmitted

11.

Is a plant-like microbe. Causes athletes foot.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

12.

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.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi