Germs
What germs cause the flu?
Influenza viruses
This viral disease can cause fever, cough, and difficulty breathing and spread rapidly around the world beginning in 2019.
What is COVID-19?
This organ pumps blood throughout your entire body.
What is the heart?
The main five food groups are vegetables, fruits, protein, dairy, and ______?
Grains
What country has the most Portuguese speakers?
Brazil
What is the process of heating food or liquid to kill germs called?
Pasteurization
This disease is caused by Plasmodium parasites and transmitted by infected mosquitoes.
What is malaria?
This is the largest organ of the human body.
What is the skin?
A lack of which nutrient causes scurvy?
What country borders India, Mongolia, Russia, and 11 other countries?
China
The four main types of germs are bacteria, viruses, fungi, and ______.
Protozoa or parasites
This bacterial disease primarily affects the lungs and spreads through the air through coughing and sneezing.
What is tuberculosis (TB)?
This organ is responsible for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What are the lungs?
Dehydrated grapes → raisins
Dehydrated plums → ?
Prunes
Four countries have a life expectancy of over 85. Name one of these.
Monaco, San Marino, Hong Kong, Japan
What is the only infectious disease to be eradicated from humans?
Smallpox
This disease is caused by the HIV virus, which attacks the body's immune system.
What is HIV/AIDS?
This is the longest bone in the human body.
What is the femur?
What is the most expensive spice, known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits?
Saffron
What country is most famous for saunas as part of its health culture?
Finland
A pattern exists of pandemics happening every 100 years. The 1720s was the Plague, the 1920s was the Flu, and the 2020s was COVID-19 pandemic. What was the 1820s pandemic?
Cholera
This viral disease primarily affects the liver and can be prevented with a vaccine.
What is hepatitis B?
This part of the brain is responsible for balance, coordination, and fine motor control.
What is the cerebellum?
What is the most common adult food allergy?
Shellfish (Shrimp, crab, lobster, etc)
What country has the world's strongest currency? (1 unit = $3.26 USD)
Kuwait