types of germs
If you have Strep Throat, a doctor gives you antibiotics to kill this type of germ.
bacteria
This is the general name for any "bad guy" germ that causes a disease.
pathogen
Catching a cold by shaking hands with a sick person is called this type of contact.
Direct Contact
Smallpox is the only human disease to be totally wiped out, meaning it is now ______.
extinct
This is the best way to stop the spread of germs.
handwashing
This tiny germ causes the Flu and COVID-19; it cannot be killed by antibiotics.
virus
This is the human, animal, or place where the germ is currently living.
Reservoir
If you get sick by touching a dirty doorknob or remote, it is called this type of contact.
Indirect Contact
This is the main reason Smallpox doesn't exist in the world anymore.
vaccine
This is the word for staying home and away from others when you are contagious.
Quarantine
This type of germ includes things like mold or the fungus that causes Athlete's Foot.
fungi
This link describes how a germ leaves the body, like through a cough or a sneeze.
Portal of Exit
When an insect like a mosquito carries a disease to a human, the insect is called a what?
vector
Smallpox was famous for causing a high fever and these "bumpy" marks on the skin.
pockmarks
Besides handwashing, this is a "Prevention" step that involves going to a pharmacy or doctor to train your immune system.
vaccination
These are organisms that live off a host, like a tick or a tapeworm.
parasites
To stop a disease from spreading, you must do this to one of the links in the chain.
Break the chain
Diseases that travel through the air in tiny, invisible droplets are called this.
airborne
True or False: Smallpox was caused by a virus, not bacteria.
true
These are special medicines used to treat bacteria, but they do not work on viruses like Smallpox.
Antibiotics
This specific disease was the first one ever prevented by a vaccine.
smallpox
A person who is likely to get sick because they aren't immune is called this.
Susceptible Host
Cholera and E. coli are usually spread when a community has a breakdown in these two "Safe Practices."
Food and Water practices
Smallpox now only exists in high-security labs in the USA and this other country.
russia
While they don't "kill" the virus, these medicines can help slow it down once you're already sick.
Antivirals