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- 1. Multiple Choice
Organisms that cause disease are called __________________.
hosts
pathogens
Phagocytes
Flagellum
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?A bacteriumA virusA fungusA protist
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?
virus
bacteria
parasite
fungi
- 4. Multiple Choice
What type of disease transmission is most likely represented by the graph shown below?
Person to person.
Foodborne.
Airborne.
Foodborne and airborne.
- 5. Multiple Choice
A disease that moves from one continent to another new continent is known as a/an ______________________ disease.
epidemic
endemic
pandemic
sporadic
- 6. Multiple Choice
The common cold is what type of pathogen?
virus
protozoa
fungus
bacteria
parasite
- 7. Multiple Choice
When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).
Transmission
Translation
Emission
Direct Contact
Indirect Contact
- 8. Multiple Choice
Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)
Direct Contact
Indirect Contact
Airborne Transmission
Foodborne Tranmission
Vector-Borne Transmission
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?
protist/parasite
fungi
bacteria
virus
- 10. Multiple ChoiceViruses reproduce themselves by...dividing into two identical copiescausing cells to transform into virusesmaking host cells reproduce copies of the virusesplanting eggs inside host organisms
- 11. Open Ended
What factors do you think affect the transmission of diseases, such as overcrowding?
- 12. Open Ended
What actions can humans take to reduce the risk of transmitting pathogenic disease?
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