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WorksheetsInfectious Diseases and Prevention
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 21mins
A disease that is spread from one living thing to another or through the environment
Communicable Disease
Non-Communicable
An organism that causes disease
Infection
Pathogen
Vaccine
What is the number one thing you can do as a teenager to help prevent cancer, heart disease and strokes?
Eat a healthy diet
Go to the gym and work out your biceps
Stay inside
Wear a mask
These tiny particles that may be plant or animal in origin - so small that they may only be seen under a microscope cause infectious diseases
Fungi
Viruses
Mold
Pathogens
A stuffy nose, sore throat or fever is your body trying to fight an infection - these are considered _________________.
Germs
Symptoms
Bad Habits
Fungi
These attack individual cells - responsible for chicken pox, the common cold, measles and AIDS
Protozoa
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
These are single celled organisms that come in many different shapes. Not all are harmful, in fact you need some good ones in your body
Germs
Antibiotics
Viruses
Bacteria
Our body is designed with a physical defense system that can also be called our
Respiratory System
Immune System
Nervous System
Digestive System
Any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing a disease of injury is a...
Family Health history
Risk Factor
Communicable disease
Preventative factor
What are some hereditary conditions that might be passed down to you?
Cancer
The Flu
Diabetes
Heart Disease
