Bacteria
Virus
Immune System
Vaccines & Misc.
Random Animal Facts
100

True or false: all bacteria are bad for you.

False: we have lots of good bacteria that live in our body and help break down food and fight bad germs.

100

Viruses use the _____ in our body to live in and spread.

Cells.

100

What is our body's first line of protection against germs?

Our skin.

100

What is the best way to kill germs?

Handwashing.

100

What part of the body do dogs sweat out of?

Their mouths.

200

Name at least 2 examples of bacterial infections.

Strep throat, tuberculosis, skin infections (staph, impetigo), UTIs, Lyme disease.

200

Name at least 2 examples of viral infections.

COVID-19, "flu" (influenza), chickenpox, mono, "common cold" (rhinovirus, adenovirus), measles, rabies, Ebola.

200

Name at least 2 ways we can spread germs to other people.

Sneezing, coughing, physical contact, touching an object after someone else did, sharing personal objects.

200

The four types of germs are protozoa, fungi, bacteria, and _______.

Viruses.

200

What is a group of lions called?

A pride.
300

What are medications called that treat bacterial infections?

Antibiotics.

300

True or false: you can take antibiotics to treat viral infections.

False: antibiotics are only effective against bacterial infections.

300

What are ways that our body can become immune to germs?

Exposure to the germs from other people (get the infection) or getting vaccinated.

300

True or false: once you get a vaccine, you are immune against that germ forever.

False: many infections require several vaccines and sometimes annual boosters as immunity can decrease after several years.

300

What is a baby kangaroo called?

A joey.

400

Where do most of our good bacteria "live" in our bodies?

Our "gut" (digestive tract).

400

What are some symptoms of the flu (influenza)?

Fever, chills, body aches, headache, sore throat, fatigue, dry cough, runny nose.

400

What are some examples of immune responses (symptoms our bodies produce to try to fight infections)?

Fever & inflammation.

400

Vaccines can come in many forms: most are given in a muscle in our arm (IM), some can also be given through our mouth (oral) or ________ (intranasal).

Nose.

400

For this animal, it's the males that get pregnant and give birth.

Seahorses.

500

What is at least one bacteria that can cause food poisoning?

Salmonella, e. coli, listeria, shigella.

500

True or false: some viruses can live in your body forever after you first get infected.

True: although most of them go "dormant" and people don't experience symptoms.

500

Leukocytes are cells that help fight infections in our body; they are also called _______ blood cells (hint: it's a color).

White.

500

Vaccines work by causing our body to make ____________ against the specific germ.

Antibodies.

500

What color is a polar bear's skin?

Black.

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