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Which disease is caused by a fungal infection?
Intestinal worms
influenza
chicken pox
athlete’s foot
What is athlete's foot?
Ten people became sick with the flu after attending a school dance. What is the scenario that would best explain how the people got sick?
contact with environmental sources
contact with an infected animal
contact with a contaminated object
contact with an infected person.
What is contact with an infected person?
Epidemics of polio and measles used to be common in the United States. Now they are rare. What is the best explanation for this?
careful use of antibiotics
insecticides that kill transmitting pests
widespread vaccination
water monitoring and treatment
What is:
widespread vaccination?
Which kind of organisms are disease-causing yeasts and molds?
bacteria
fungi
parasites
viruses
What are fungi?
Which term best describes an outbreak of the flu that affects many people in a local area?
vector
pathogen
epidemic
pandemic
What is an EPIDEMIC?
How are pandemics different than epidemics?
A. Pandemics affect blood; epidemics affect skin.
B. Pandemics affect many countries or states; an epidemic is more localized.
C. Pandemics are caused by bacteria; epidemics are caused by viruses.
D. Pandemics are spread through the air; epidemics are spread through the water.
B. Pandemics affect many countries or states; an epidemic is more localized.
Which is the best way to help prevent the flu from becoming a pandemic?
getting a vaccination
taking antibiotics
eating fruits and vegetables
washing hands often
What is:
getting a vaccination
Why are people encouraged to get a flu shot?
A flu shot is a vaccine that prevents people from catching the flu.
A flu shot is an antibiotic that kills bacteria in the human body.
A flu shot is an antiviral application that slows down the multiplication of viruses in cells.
A flu shot is a chemical that kills parasites in the human body.
What is:
A flu shot is an antiviral application that slows down the multiplication of viruses in cells.
Which is the best way to treat Athlete’s Foot?
antibiotic
vaccine
fungus-killing medicine
antiviral medicine
What is:
fungus-killing medicine?
How are disease-causing bacteria, fungi, and parasites different from viruses?
A. Viruses do not cause infectious diseases.
B. Bacteria, fungi, and parasites consist of cells, and viruses do not.
C. Antibiotics are used only to treat diseases caused by viruses.
D. Diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, and other parasites can be spread through the air.
What is:
Bacteria, fungi, and parasites consist of cells, and viruses do not.?
What is the most likely result of overusing a particular antibiotic?
fewer infections caused by bacteria resistant to the antibiotic
more infections caused by bacteria resistant to the antibiotic
fewer infections caused by viruses and bacteria
more infections caused by viruses
2. more infections caused by bacteria resistant to the antibiotic
Malaria is a common disease in many countries. What is the cause of this disease?
a virus
a bacterium
a fungus
a parasite
What is a parasite?
How is Lyme’s disease transmitted from an infected mouse to a human?
A tick that feeds on the mouse then bites the human.
The human breathes in dust containing dried urine from the mouse.
The infected mouse bites the human.
The human cleans the litter box of a pet cat that ate the mouse.
What is:
A tick that feeds on the mouse then bites the human?
Which of these is best described as a pandemic?
A. A student caught the flu from her younger brother.
B. Three members of a soccer team came down with the flu.
C. Dozens of people in two neighboring towns have the flu at the same time.
D. Tens of millions of people worldwide are infected with the flu in the same year.
What is:
Tens of millions of people worldwide are infected with the flu in the same year?
Which disease is most likely to be treated with antibiotics?
cold
influenza
pneumonia
allergy
What is PNEUMONIA?
Which illness could most likely be treated with antibiotics?
influenza
common cold
strep throat
diabetes
What is strep throat?
How can the rate of an infectious disease be drastically reduced?
by taking medicine daily
by preventing transmission between people
by performing dental hygiene three times each day
by wearing clean clothing daily
What is:
by preventing transmission between people?
Amebic dysentery is a disease caused by organisms that live in dirty water. Which is most likely to prevent an epidemic of amebic dysentery?
vaccination of the population
purification of drinking water
public education on the importance of washing hands.
restriction on travel to places with amebic dysentery
What is:
purification of drinking water?
Which term is used to describe all disease-causing organisms?
bacteria
pathogens
parasites
viruses
What are PATHOGENS?
Which term best describes an organism that transmits a disease without getting sick itself?
parasite
vector
host
pathogen
What is a VECTOR?
Many infectious diseases have been nearly eliminated worldwide. Why should global studies of infectious diseases continue?
A. All infectious disease organisms are fatal.
B. All infectious diseases are resistant to any form of treatment.
C. All infectious disease organisms can mutate, adapt, and survive.
D. All infectious diseases are caused by viruses that do not respond to antibiotics.
What is
C. All infectious disease organisms can mutate, adapt, and survive.
Which of these can only reproduce when inside a host cell?
bacterium
virus
fungus
parasite
What is a virus?
Which of these describes a pandemic rather than an epidemic?
Many people in an area become sick from a disease.
Public health scientists monitor and try to stop the spread of a disease.
The origin of a disease remains a mystery.
A disease spreads internationally over the course of a year.
What is:
A disease spreads internationally over the course of a year?
Measles is a disease caused by a virus. Which is the most effective way to keep measles from spreading?
giving antiviral medicines to people who have measles.
having healthy people wash their hands often.
giving antibiotics to people who have measles
vaccinating healthy people against measles
What is:
vaccinating healthy people against measles?
Which term describes the causes of chicken pox and the common cold?
parasites
fungi
viruses
bacteria
What are VIRUSES?
Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine each year?
Viruses replicate more rapidly over time.
Viruses can mutate from year to year.
Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year.
Vaccines get stronger over time.
Viruses can mutate from year to year.
Which diseases are most likely to be treated with antibiotics?
those caused by viruses
those caused by fungi
those caused by parasites
those caused by bacteria
What is:
those caused by bacteria?
How do viruses differ from other disease-causing organisms?
Viruses can be treated with antibiotics.
Viruses are transmitted through coughing or sneezing.
Viruses are not made up of cells.
Viruses multiply inside infected cells.
What is:
Viruses are transmitted through coughing or sneezing?
Which is not considered to be a living organism?
virus
bacterium
parasite
fungus
What is a VIRUS?
Which diseases can be treated with antibiotics?
virus-caused diseases, such as polio and measles
fungus-caused diseases, such as warts and yeast infections
noninfectious diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease
bacterial diseases, such as food poisoning and pneumonia
What are:
bacterial diseases, such as food poisoning and pneumonia?