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Y8 Disease Transmission

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).

a)

Transmission

b)

Translation

c)

Emission

d)

Direct Contact

e)

Indirect Contact

2.

How can the rate of an infectious disease be reduced?

a)

By preventing transmission between people

b)

By wearing clean clothing

3.

What is significant about an infectious disease?

a)

It can be passed from person to person

b)

It cannot be passed from one person to another

4.

If pathogens are in your salad....

a)

You will get sick

b)

You will not get sick

c)

You will get sick if you ingest your salad

d)

None

5.

What type of transmission is shown?

a)

Airborne

b)

Contact

c)

Vectorborne

d)

Ingestion

6.

Select ALL possible routes of transmission...

a)

Contact

b)

Airborne

c)

Ingestion

d)

Virusborne

7.

Which conditions are good for microbe growth?

(More than one correct answer)

a)

Good food source

b)

Dry

c)

Moist

d)

Warm temperature

8.

Bacteria may grow on raw food, such as steak. How can it be made safe to eat?

a)

Heat it to a high temperature

b)

Freeze it, then eat it

c)

Heat it to 37 degrees

d)

Add salad

9.

Rabies can be spread by...

a)

animals

b)

air

c)

infected food

d)

indirect contact

10.

Disease can be caused by what types of microbe?

(Only one correct answer)

a)

Fungus

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

All of the above

11.
Which of the following is NOT a microbe?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Worm
d)
Fungus
12.

True or False: Bacteria do not have a nucleus

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A microbe that causes disease is known as a...

a)

Virus

b)

Disease

c)

Pathogen

d)

Illness