True or False: A disease is when you have a bad reaction to something that is harmless to some other people.
False. A disease is a condition that damages or weakens part of the body.
An allergy is when you have a bad reaction to something that is harmless
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True or False: Vaccines are organisms or viruses that cause communicable diseases.
False. Vaccines are substances used to keep you from getting a certain disease.
Pathogens are organisms or viruses that cause communicable diseases.to others.
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True or False: The immune system is the body system that fights disease.
True.
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True or False: A noncommunicable disease is any disease that can't be spread from person to person.
True.
100
True or False: Abstinence is your body's natural ability to fight off diseases on its own.
False. Resistance is your body's natural ability to fight off diseases on its own.
Abstinence is avoiding a behavior that can harm the health.
200
Most communicable disease are __________ diseases.
A. Chronic
B. Immune
C. Acute
D. Skin
C. Acute
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Pinkeye, ear infections, and strep throat are caused by__________.
A. Bacteria
B. Vaccines
C. Viruses
D. Fungi
A. Bacteria
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The body system that fights disease is the __________.
A. Respiratory System
B. Immune System
C. Vaccine
D. Infection
B. Immune System
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__________ is a noncommunicable disease that causes joint pain.
A. Asthma
B. Antibodies
C. Allergies
D. Arthritis
D. Arthritis
200
____________ is your body's natural ability to fight off diseases on its own.
A. Abstinence
B. Vaccine
C. Fungi
D. Resistance
D. Resistance
300
What is the difference between an acute disease and a chronic disease?
An acute disease will last for only a short time, while a chronic disease can last for months or years.
300
What is the smallest kind of pathogen?
A Virus
300
White bloods cells make these to help fight disease.
Antibodies
300
This disease occurs when body cells that are not normal grow out of control.
Cancer
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What could you do to improve your body's resistance?
Make healthful lifestyle choices
400
The book mentioned many different examples of communicable diseases. Name three examples.
Colds, Flu, Pinkeye, Strep throat...
400
Fill in the blank: The growth of __________ in your body causes infection.
Pathogens
400
White bloods cells make these to help fight disease.
Antibodies
400
The book mentioned many examples of noncommunicable diseases. Name three examples.
Cancer, Allergy, Asthma, Diabetes, Arthritis...
400
What does abstinence mean?
avoiding behavior that can harm your health.
500
How are asthma and a cold alike and different?
Alike: Both damage or weaken a part of the body/ both are examples of a disease.
Different: asthma is a noncommunicable disease, while a cold is a communicable disease.
500
Name the three pathogens that we talked about in class. Give an example of a disease caused by each pathogen.