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Preventing Diseases

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the , Practice of covering your mouth and nose with a tissue while coughing or sneezing, or sneezing into your sleeve ?

a)

Vaccine

b)

Food Sanitation

c)

Respiratory Etiquette

2.

What is the.. substance that contains a dead or nontoxic part of a pathogen that is injected into a person to train that person's immune system to eliminate the live pathogen ?

a)

Food Sanitation

b)

Vaccine

c)

Respiratory Etiquette

3.

What is the ... food safety practices that maintain the safety of food you handle and eat; includes refrigerating and freezing certain foods, cooking meat thoroughly, and washing vegetables and fruits.

a)

Respiratory etiquette

b)

Food Sanitation

c)

Vaccine

4.

What are disease-causing microorganisms called?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Bacteria

c)

Aids

d)

Disease

5.

What are some examples of diseases that can infect people through droplet spread ?

a)

Coughing

b)

Sneezing

c)

Talking

d)

Washing hands

6.

Which vaccine is given yearly ?

a)

Human Papillomavirus

b)

Influenza ( Flu ) Vaccine

c)

Meningococcal Vaccine

d)

TDap Vaccine

7.

This includes bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma.

a)

Chronic Respiratory Disease

b)

Heart Disease

c)

Diabetes

d)

Cancer

8.

Occurs as a result of damage to structures such as the blood vessels.

a)

Cancer

b)

Chronic Respiratory Diseases

c)

Heart Disease

d)

Diabetes

9.
True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.
a)
true
b)
false
10.

What does a vaccine do?

a)

a) Immediately kills every pathogen

b)

b) Trains the immune system to recognize pathogens

c)

Makes you sick on purpose

d)

Cures all diseases

11.
Diseases are passed from human to human by these four types of germs: 
a)
Viruses, influenza, HIV, and vaccines
b)
Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
c)
Viruses, cancers, mutagens, and DNA
d)
Viruses, blood, pollutants, and symptoms
12.
What is the main purpose of the immune system?
a)
Support the body through bones and muscles
b)
Get rid of waste from the body
c)
Protect the body from pathogens
d)
Move blood through the body
13.
What system protects the body from disease?
a)
Lymphatic System
b)
Endocrine System
c)
Immune System
d)
Urinary System
14.

The flu is caused by a ______________.

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

15.
A disease that can pass from one organism to another is a(n)
a)
pathogen.
b)
infectious disease.
c)
toxin.
d)
bacteria.