Germs & Pathogens
These are tiny organisms that cause disease.
What are pathogens?
Germs often spread through the air when people do this.
What is coughing or sneezing?
You should wash your hands for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds?
The common cold is caused by this type of pathogen.
What is a virus?
This system in your body helps fight off infections.
What is the immune system?
This type of pathogen causes illnesses like the flu and the common cold.
What is a virus?
Sharing these items like water bottles or utensils can spread germs.
What are personal items?
Instead of coughing into your hands, you should cough into your _____.
What is your elbow?
Strep throat is usually caused by this type of pathogen.
What is bacteria?
This shot helps train your body to fight certain diseases.
What is a vaccine?
This type of pathogen causes strep throat and can often be treated with antibiotics.
What is bacteria?
Touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with dirty hands can allow germs to do this.
What is enter your body?
Getting enough of this helps your immune system stay strong.
What is sleep?
This disease spreads through coughing and sneezing and is often called the flu.
What is influenza?
A fever usually means your body is doing this.
What is fighting infection?
This pathogen causes infections like athlete’s foot.
What is fungus?
This type of disease spreads from person to person.
What is a communicable disease?
Two habits that help prevent illness are exercise and eating a ____ diet.
What is a balanced diet?
This disease causes an itchy rash on feet and is caused by a fungus.
What is athlete’s foot?
These medicines treat bacterial infections but do not work on viruses.
What are antibiotics?
This type of organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it.
What is a parasite?
This is when germs spread through contaminated food.
What is food poisoning / foodborne illness?
If you are sick, the best thing to do to avoid spreading germs is this.
What is stay home and rest?
Diseases that do NOT spread from person to person are called this.
What are noncommunicable diseases?
Your immune system protects your body from these harmful germs.
What are pathogens?