VIRUS
Name a common illness caused by a virus.
What is a Cold, Influenza, Most Respiratory Tract Infections
What is the best way to wash your hands?
What is using plain soap and washing your hands for 20 seconds is best. You can sing the “ABCs” or “Happy Birthday” song to make sure you wash for 20 seconds.
These are common bacterial infections...
What is Strep throat, E. coli, salmonella, Chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, urinary tract infection (UTI)
Antibiotics are a chemical defense against bacteria or virus?
What is Bacteria
True or False: Vaccines can cause side effects.
What is TRUE The most common side effects are soreness at the injection site and fever. Vaccines are constantly monitored for safety; however, a vaccine like any medication could cause a serious reaction, but this is rare.
True or False: All viruses are harmful to the body, to some extent.
What is true--all viruses are harmful in some way to the body
Safe handling and preparation of food.
What is ---
Clean and disinfect counters and other surfaces before, during and after preparing food (especially meat and poultry).
Clean hands and surfaces often
Cook foods to proper temperature
Refrigerate foods promptly
What is Inside the mouth, nose, throat or intestines
True or False: A healthy immune system can fight off most viral infections in the body.
What is TRUE.
Vaccines are mandatory for school aged children.
What is yes -Yes, vaccines are mandatory by law for children attending public and private schools, preschools, child care facilities, and Head Start programs in Oregon. However, the state allows for both medical and nonmedical (religious or philosophical/personal) exemptions
Which are more contagious: infections caused by a virus or bacteria?
What is a virus
If you have a cold or flu you should do this to prevent spreading germs to others.
What is
Stay home
Sneeze or cough into a tissue and throw it away immediately
Cough or sneeze into your sleeve
After handling used tissues, wash your hands or use a hand sanitizer
True or False: Some bacteria are useful for body functions.
What is TRUE. Some are useful to the body
This is the term for antibiotic overuse and misuse in which bacteria no longer respond to antibiotic treatment?
What is Antibiotic resistance
This term describes what happens when enough people in a community are vaccinated that even unvaccinated people are protected because the disease has nowhere to spread.
What is Herd immunity (accept: community immunity)
True or False: If more than one person in your family has the same illness, it’s most likely a viral infection.
What is TRUE.
True or False: The ingredients used in “antibacterial” products don’t have any negative consequences.
What is FALSEl:
True or False: Most respiratory tract infections are caused by bacteria.
What is FALSE. Most are caused by viruses.
Antibiotic resistance a very serious problem for this reason.
What is the inability to treat bacteria as it will no longer respond to antibiotic treatment.
True or False: All immunizations contain mercury, which is a dangerous metal.
What is FALSE. There is little to no trace of thimerosal in childhood vaccines. There is no scientific evidence of a link between thimerosal in vaccines and autism.
True or False: Once you recover from a viral infection, your body can never get that same virus again.
What is FALSE. Some viruses mutate rapidly (like influenza and COVID-19), so your immune response may not fully protect you from new strains. That's why flu shots are updated every year.
Two things you should do before and after preparing raw meat to prevent spreading bacteria to other foods.
What are wash hands, clean and disinfect surfaces, use separate cutting boards, keep raw meat away from ready-to-eat foods, wash utensils
This bacterial infection is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the U.S. and is commonly found in undercooked poultry and eggs.
What is Salmonella
True or False: You should always finish a full course of antibiotics, even if you feel better before it's
What is TRUE. Stopping early can leave surviving bacteria behind — the strongest ones — which can multiply and become harder to treat.
The MMR vaccine protects against three diseases. Name at least two.
What is A: Measles, Mumps, and Rubella