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What is a disease?
A condition that improves the normal functioning of cells, tissues, and organs.
A condition that only affects animals and not humans or plants.
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms.
A direct result of physical injury.
How can diseases be classified?
By the color of the symptoms they produce.
By the age group they affect.
By whether they are infectious or non-infectious.
By the time of day they occur.
What are infectious diseases?
Diseases that cannot spread from one person to another.
Diseases that are caused by injuries.
Diseases that are caused by microorganisms and can spread from one person to another.
Diseases that only affect plants.
Which of the following is not a symptom of a disease?
Headache.
Cough.
Strength.
Cold.
What are non-infectious diseases caused by?
Pathogens
Nutritional deficiency, gender, lifestyle factors, and age
Immune system reactions
Malfunctioning of vital organs
Which of the following is an example of a degenerative disease?
Asthma
Alzheimer's
Cholera
Hypertension
What is a common characteristic of degenerative diseases?
Increased bone weakness
Allergic reactions
Spread from person to person
Caused by pathogens
What usually triggers an allergic reaction?
Vital organ malfunction
Pathogens like bacteria and viruses
Foreign substances called allergens
Nutritional deficiency
Which condition is an example of an allergic reaction?
Osteoporosis
Asthma
Alzheimer's disease
Cataract
What is a common symptom of asthma?
Swelling of lymph nodes
Difficulty in breathing
Pale skin
Fever
Which disease is mainly caused by iodine deficiency?
Diabetes
Kwashiorkor
Goitre
Beriberi
What shape do red blood cells take in sickle cell disease?
Oval
Sickle
Round
Irregular
Which of the following is not a general symptom of disease?
Fever
Bruising
Difficulty in breathing
Swelling of lymph nodes
How can diseases be classified according to the text?
Diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and multicellular organisms
Diseases caused by bacteria only
Diseases caused by environmental factors
Diseases caused by lifestyle choices
If Kadirah El was was infected with what a pathogen. Which of these would it be?
viral meningitis
mononucleosis
influenza H1N1
bacterial meningitis
What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?
animals, bacteria, fungi and plants
bacteria, fungi, nucleus, parasites
bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites
bacteria, plants, fungi, parasites
Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
pathogen
allergen
prion
antigen
In 1898 Friedrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch found evidence that the cause of the highly contagious hoof-and-mouth disease in livestock was a microscopic infectious particle. It was discovered that this particle requires a host cell to reproduce.
Which pathogen is most likely responsible for causing hoof-and-mouth disease in livestock?
A bacterium, because it is contagious
A fungus, because it infects livestock
A protist, because it is microscopic
A virus, because it requires a host cell to reproduce
If you had the flu you, what pathogen has attacked your body?
bacteria
parasites
fungus
virus
The 1918 influenza epidemic killed between 50 million and 100 million people worldwide. THis epidemic happened near the end of World War I. More people died from the influenza epidemic than were killed in the war. Which of the following explains why this virus was so deadly worldwide?
Infected soldiers returning from the war spread the virus when they coughed.
Food was scarce because of the war, so people were undernourished, and their immune systems were weakened.
Medical personnel often became ill as a result of exposure to airborne virus particles.
All of the above
The disease known as malaria may result in a fever, a decrease in red blood cells, and an enlarged liver and spleen. These symptoms are evidence of
a disruption of homeostasis
a decrease in allergic reactions
an increased number of cell organelles
hormone destruction
What is the primary function of the heart in the circulatory system?
To filter blood
To produce blood cells
To pump blood throughout the body
To store blood
Which type of blood cell is primarily responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body?
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Plasma cells
______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind.
disease
infection
pathogen
desire
________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.
Non-communicable disease
Communicable Disease
Pathogen
Infection
Viruses are the smallest disease-causing organisms.
Fact or Fiction
Fact
Fiction
All diseases are caused by pathogens. Fact or Fiction?
Fact or Fiction
Fact
Fiction
True or False: Nosocomial infection is another term for a hospital-acquired infection.
True
False
Which is not an infectious disease?
Malaria
Diabetes
Tetanus
Measles
Tuberculosis is caused by
virus
bacteria
parasite
mosquitoes
Which of the following is NOT responsible for causing infectious diseases?
Miasma
Bacteria
Fungi
Viruses
How are hand washing and covering your sneeze alike?
Both are difficult to do.
Both are very gross to do.
Both take too much time.
Both can keep germs from spreading.
What is a non-infectious disease?
A disease that can be spread from person to person
A disease that cannot be spread from person to person
Communicable diseases are cause by:
Antibodies
Biceps
Neurons
Pathogens
How can governments control the outbreaks of diseases
border closures
quarantines
giving out free money
not telling anyone about the disease
Which of the following statement is not true about infectious disease?
Infectious disease is spread by pathogen
Infectious disease will spread from patient to others.
Infectious disease is normally caused by genetic factor.
Dengue fever is an example of infectious disease.
A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?
Virus
Fungi
Helminth
Bacteria
What should you do after getting your hands soapy?
Turn off the faucet.
Rinse them off.
Put lotion on your hands.
Dry them off.
Why do you wash your hands?
to give them exercise.
to get dirty
to get rid of germs.
to do your homework
If you wash your hands often, you can PREVENT germs from spreading. What does PREVENT mean?
slow down
stop
grow
gross
Which sentence is TRUE?
It is best to wash your hands in one second.
Only adults have to wash their hands.
Hand washing can keep you from getting sick.
Only doctors need to wash their hands.
Which one of these events happens LAST?
Rinse soap off hands.
Dry hands off with a towel.
Put soap on hands.
Turn on the faucet.
How long should you wash your hands?
answer choices
about 15 minutes
about 15 days
about 15 seconds
about 15 hours
Which sentence about washing your hands is FALSE?
Warm water is better than cold water for washing hands.
It is important to wash your hands before touching food
Washing your hands can help stop germs.
You do not need to wash your hands after using your own bathroom.
What should you do just before eating any meal?
Blow your nose.
Make mud pies.
Pet a dog.
Wash your hands.
Physicians STERILIZE their tools before using them on patients. What do you think STERILIZING does?
eats germs
grows germs
kills germs
spreads germs
Tuberculosis is caused by
virus
bacteria
parasite
mosquitoes
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