How it spreads
True or false?
Getting bit by a wild animal puts you at risk for disease.
True
True or false?
Autism is a disease
False
It's a developmental disability
What is the scientific name for "germs"?
Pathogens
When should you wash your hands?
What type of communicable disease was COVID?
Virus
What are the two ways of contact?
Direct & In-Direct
What type of communicable disease is pink eye?
Bacterial
What happens when the immune system fails to fight off cell invaders?
Infection
What type of prevention helps against viruses?
Vaccinations
What is the type of fungi that is safe to eat?
Mushrooms
What insect is the vector that carries malaria?
Mosquito
What type of communicable disease is the flu?
Virus
What do toxins come from?
Disease-causing bacteria
What is one way to protect yourself against vectors?
Wearing insect repellent, wearing long sleeves and pants, not going outside when it's dark, etc.
What insect causes lyme disease?
Tick
Sneezing or coughing without covering your mouth travels indirectly to another person through what?
Also known as airborne transmission (extra 100 if you said this)
What type of communicable disease is ringworm?
Fungi
How is protozoa different from bacteria?
It's larger and more complex
True or false.
Antibiotics only work on bacterial diseases
True
Where did Miss.Toczek get food poisoning?
Domino's
Rickettsia diseases come from what?
Insect bites
What type of communicable disease is sleeping sickness?
Protozoa
What do toxins do to cells?
Damage, kill or interfere with their functions
What type of prevention helps against viruses?
Vaccinations
What happens when you take too many antibiotics?
Bacteria becomes drug resistant