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Communicable Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our first line of defense is...

a)

Nose

b)

Skin

c)

Macrophages

d)

B-Cells

2.

Macrophages are also known as...

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

3.

Macrophages engulf and digest pathogens

a)

True

b)

False

4.

B-Cells release pathogens to help fight with germs

a)

True

b)

False

5.

There are no more than 100 different type of bacteria

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Pathogen is a germ that causes disease

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The smallest pathogen that takes over a cell and produces more of itself is...

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Fungi

8.

3 Ways to spread a pathogen are..

a)

Spreading through air, touch and objects that are contaminated

b)

direct contact, contaminated objects and picking nose

c)

Wearing a mask, washing your hands, isolation when your sick

9.
________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.
a)
Non-communicable disase
b)
Communicable Disease
c)
Pathogens
10.
A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?
a)
Fungi
b)
Helminth
c)
Virus
d)
Bacteria
11.
Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?
a)
least
b)
most
12.

what cause Covid 19?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

virus

13.

Communicable diseases are contagious. Can you pass a contagious disease to another person?

a)

yes

b)

no

14.

Which 3 diseases are communicable diseases (contagious)?

a)

common cold

b)

allergies

c)

influenza (flu)

d)

coronavirus

e)

asthma

15.

1. This are illness that can easily spread from one person to another.

a)

Pathogen

b)

Germs and Bacteria

c)

Disease Agents

d)

Communicable Diseases

16.

An illness which is ongoing. There is no cure, only treatment.

a)

Chronic

b)

Communicable

17.

Communicable diseases can be transmitted by...

a)

A person

b)

An animal

c)

An insect

d)

They are unable to be spread

18.
According to the communicable diseases chart, Strep Throat is considered what type of pathogen?
a)
Virus
b)
Parasite
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
19.

Which pathogen is known for spreading the flu and colds?

a)

Protozoa

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

20.

Define vaccine.

a)

something your immune system sends into action when pathogens enter the body

b)

dead or weakened pathogens used to cause the immune system to create antibodies

c)

protiens that attach to antigens to keep them from harming the body.

d)

Your immune system