Prevention
Types of microorganisms
methods of transmission
cool terms
Different vectors
Absorption, Inhalation or Digestion
Common sense prevention
100
The best method to prevent disease.
Wash hands often
100
Smallest of the bunch and is not considered living but instead takes over the host's cells
virus
100
At the salad bar several people got sick from eating the chicken that was stored at room temperature.
Food borne
100
Term that isolates a contaminated person.
Quarantine
100
This insect spreads malaria.
Mosquito
100
Radiation poisoning
Absorption
100
Best way to protect yourself from skin cancer and burns (2 answers)
sunscreen and cover up
200
When someone gets a disease that can potentially become a problem in Ontario then...
there is a duty to report to the health unit
200
The second smallest organism. Comes in three different shapes; rods, spirals and cocci (circles). Might be able to be treated by antibiotics
Bacteria
200
You can't get HIV from skin contact. It must be....
blood contact
200
Anything that transmits disease and starts with a V (same as a math term)
vector
200
This type of animal was responsible for spreading the bubonic plague.
Rodents
200
inhalation
200
best protection here
hearing protectors
300
Many, but not all, STIs can be prevented by....
condoms
300
List one ectoparasite
Ticks, lice, scabies, crabs, etc
300
If you don't wash your hands after using the bathroom you could get a disease from...
fecal contact/fecal contamination
300
This plague is often referred to as the Black plague and killed a 1/3 of Europe's population at one time.
Bubonic plague
300
This tropical fly can spread Leishmaniasis.
Sandflies
300
symptoms: excessive mucus, shortness of breath
inhalation
300
safety equipment here
self contained breathing apparatus (or respirator)
400
By doing this you can protect yourself and society from potentially fatal diseases.
Getting vaccinated
400
True / False. Ringworm is an intestinal parasite.
False. It's a fungal infection
400
Traveller's diarrhea, Giardia, and Dysentery are transmitted through
contaminated water
400
Your body starts a fever because these cells work better in a warmer environment.
White cells/immune cells
400
This parasitic animal lives on deer and can pass Lyme disease
ticks
400
Caused by E coli
ingestion
400
Using cleaning chemicals
gloves
500
Overusing antibiotics can lead to...
antibiotic resistance
500
This living organism belongs to the kingdom of ______________. It includes amoebas.
protists
500
Sneezing and coughing can cause ____________ transmission of diseases
airborne transmission
500
The branch of medicine that deals with how diseases start, spread and need to be controlled
epidemiology
500
This organism is not considered disease carrying in Ontario.
lice
500
malaria
absorption (although technically could be argued injected)
500
having a cough
wearing a mask