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Infection Control and Pathogens

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the single most important thing that you can do to stop the spread of infection?

a)

taking a bath

b)

brushing your teeth

c)

washing your hands

d)

using hand sanitizer

2.

Reorder the following steps in the chain of infection. Start with the beginning link. There is one link missing. Can you figure out which one?

a)

mode of transmission

b)

reservoir

c)

pathogen

d)

portal of exit

e)

portal of entry

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3.

A microorganism that causes disease is called a (a)   .

4.
Which of the following illness is caused by pathogens?
a)
Bruise
b)
Blood Clot
c)
Diabetes
d)
Influenza
5.

The flu is caused by a ______________.

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

6.

A substance used to "teach" your body how to make antibodies, giving you immunity against one or several diseases is a(n)

a)

immunity

b)

vaccine

c)

antibiotic

d)

memory B and T cells

7.

A vaccine..

a)

makes it so you NEVER get sick.

b)

never works.

c)

uses a weakened or dead form of the pathogen to help build your bodies immunity.

d)

used the full strength version of the pathogen to help you build immunity.

8.
Area where the causative agent can live 
a)
mode of transmission
b)
portal of exit
c)
reservoir
d)
portal of entry
9.

Infectious diseases are caused by _________ in the body.

a)

pathogens

b)

decomposers

10.

What is an antigen?

a)

a protein that triggers an immune response

b)

"hand cuffs" for pathogen

c)

substance made by B cells

d)

chemical that makes the immune cells divide