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Disease transmission

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

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.

Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Indirect Contact

c)

Airborne Transmission

d)

Foodborne Tranmission

e)

Vector-Borne Transmission

3.

You're eating at a restaurant and the chicken was not cooked all the way through. 2 hours later you are sick. This is an example of:

a)

Contact

b)

Airborne

c)

Food borne

d)

Virusborne

4.

Select all the routes of airborne transmission...

a)

Coughing

b)

Sneezing

c)

Kissing

d)

Spitting

5.

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

6.

_________________ are bacteria, viruses, or micro organisms that can cause disease.

a)

Pathogens

b)

Things

c)

Sickness

d)

Illnesses

7.

Susie has been sick and you share her water bottle at practice. 2 days later you are sick. This is_______

a)

animal transmission

b)

Water-borne

c)

Indirect Contact

d)

Water contact

8.

This type of pathogen is non-living and spreads fast.

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

9.

This type of pathogen releases toxins to make people sick.

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

10.

Organism that feeds off a living host (lives and is transmitted through fluid)

a)

Parasite

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

11.

This will increase the chance of a negative outcome

a)

Transmission

b)

Epidemic

c)

Risk Factor

d)

Risky things