Bacteria
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.
Viruses use the _____ in our body to live in and spread.
Cells.
What is our body's first line of protection against germs?
Our skin.
What is the best way to kill germs?
Handwashing.
What part of the body do dogs sweat out of?
Their mouths.
Name at least 2 examples of bacterial infections.
Strep throat, tuberculosis, skin infections (staph, impetigo), UTIs, Lyme disease.
Name at least 2 examples of viral infections.
COVID-19, "flu" (influenza), chickenpox, mono, "common cold" (rhinovirus, adenovirus), measles, rabies, Ebola.
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.
The four types of germs are protozoa, fungi, bacteria, and _______.
Viruses.
What is a group of lions called?
What are medications called that treat bacterial infections?
Antibiotics.
True or false: you can take antibiotics to treat viral infections.
False: antibiotics are only effective against bacterial infections.
What are ways that our body can become immune to germs?
Exposure to the germs from other people (get the infection) or getting vaccinated.
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.
What is a baby kangaroo called?
A joey.
Where do most of our good bacteria "live" in our bodies?
Our "gut" (digestive tract).
What are some symptoms of the flu (influenza)?
Fever, chills, body aches, headache, sore throat, fatigue, dry cough, runny nose.
What are some examples of immune responses (symptoms our bodies produce to try to fight infections)?
Fever & inflammation.
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.
For this animal, it's the males that get pregnant and give birth.
Seahorses.
What is at least one bacteria that can cause food poisoning?
Salmonella, e. coli, listeria, shigella.
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.
Leukocytes are cells that help fight infections in our body; they are also called _______ blood cells (hint: it's a color).
White.
Vaccines work by causing our body to make ____________ against the specific germ.
Antibodies.
What color is a polar bear's skin?
Black.