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Practice Quiz: Communicable & Non-communicable Disease

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pathogens are classified as __________.

a)

Communicable Diseases

b)

Non-Communicable Diseases

2.

A carrier of a communicable disease is referred to as _________.

a)

Pathogen

b)

Vector

c)

Antigen

d)

Antibody

3.

Which of the following is not a method of transmission?

a)

Heredity

b)

Exchange of bodily fluids.

c)

Physical contact with animal, substance, or surface.

d)

By air through coughing, sneezing, and breathing.

4.

True/False: Rickettsia is a single-celled organism.

a)

True

b)

False; Rickettsia is a bacteria.

c)

False; Rickettsia is a fungus.

5.

What type of pathogen needs a living host to absorb nourishment?

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Parasitic Worms

d)

Rickettsia

6.

Match the following medication with the correct pathogen.

a)

Antivirals

1.

Virus

b)

Antifungals

2.

Fungi

c)

Antibiotics

3.

Rickettsia

d)

Antiparasitics

4.

Protozoan

e)

Anthelmintics

5.

Parasitic Worms

7.

True/False: Non-communicable diseases are mainly composed of acute diseases.

a)

True

b)

False; Non-communicable diseases are mainly chronic diseases.

c)

False; Non-communicable diseases are mainly syndromes.

8.

What is the difference between Communicable DNA and Non-communicable Heredity?

a)

There is no difference.

b)

For Communicable DNA the parents must actively have the condition.

c)

For Non-communicable Heredity the parents must actively have the condition.

9.

A carcinogen is a ___________.

a)

Any toxin or foreign substances that enters the body.

b)

Disease-causing microorganism.

c)

A carrier of a communicable disease.

d)

Cancer-causing agent.

10.

Which of the following is not a risk factor for non-communicable diseases?

a)

Stagnant Water

b)

Age

c)

Culture

d)

All of the above are risk factors for non-communicable diseases.