General
Microbe Diseases 1
Microbe Diseases 2
Immunity
Potpourri
100
A virus that infects bacteria.
What is a Bacteriophage.
100
AIDS is caused by this type of microbe
What is a virus.
100
Name a disease on the chart that can be prevented with an immunization vaccine.
What are chicken pox, measles, poliomyelitis, rotavirus, or tetanus.
100
Immunity developed in an organism by its own production of antibodies in response to previous exposure.
What is active immunity.
100
Bacteria are found...
What is everywhere.
200
The structure that encloses the DNA of a virus .
What is a capsid.
200
Lyme disease is transmitted through these.
What are deer ticks.
200
How cholera is spread.
What is through contaminated food or water.
200
Immunity resulting from the transfer of antibodies from another individual
What is passive immunity.
200
One way non-contagious diseases are acquired.
What is genes/DNA or the environment.
300
The communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.
What is a contagion.
300
On our chart, lyme disease and west nile virus are examples of zoonotic diseases. Name two other zoonoses not on the chart.
What are yellow fever, mad cow disease, bird flu, ringworm, and/or salmonella.
300
Dysentery is caused by ___ or _____
What is bacteria or amoeba.
300
Are vaccines active or passive immunity?
What is active.
300
Viruses are not living cells because...
What is they can not react to the environment.
400
In disease terms, a doorknob is an example of...
What is a fomite.
400
Tetanus is also called lockjaw because...
What is it causes jaw spasms.
400
Name one of the treatments for strep throat.
What is antibiotics, penicillin, or amoxicillin.
400
Proteins developed to disable antigens
What are antibodies.
400
The most common type of anti-malarial medication used.
What is chloroquine
500
Any infectious disease that can be transmitted between species.
What is a zoonosis.
500
Malaria infects this part of the body
What are red blood cells.
500
Two ways to prevent dysentery.
What is wash your hands, drink bottled water, and/or thoroughly cook your food.
500
Immunogloubins fight disease. What are they?
What are antibodies.
500
Percentage of bacteria that actually cause disease.
What is 5 percent.
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