Pathogen Basics
This type of pathogen is non-living and needs a host to reproduce.
What is a virus?
A cold spreads when someone sneezes, which is an example of this type of transmission
What is airborne transmission?
This simple practice can help stop the spread of germs.
What is handwashing?
This term describes a disease outbreak that affects many people in one area.
What is an epidemic?
Name one way fungi differ from bacteria
What is "Fungi are eukaryotic and have a nucleus, while bacteria are prokaryotic and do not"?
This type of pathogen can be treated with antibiotics
What is bacteria?
Sharing a contaminated water bottle can lead to this type of disease transmission.
What is indirect contact?
These medicines are used to treat bacterial infections but don’t work on viruses.
What are antibiotics?
This term describes a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents.
What is a pandemic?
This is the term for an organism that carries and spreads a pathogen but is not affected by it.
What is a vector?
Athlete’s foot is caused by this type of pathogen.
What is a fungus?
These insects are common vectors for spreading diseases like malaria and Lyme disease.
What are mosquitoes or ticks?
This type of treatment introduces a weakened or inactive form of a virus to help your body build immunity.
What is a vaccine?
Give one example of an epidemic and one example of a pandemic.
What is "Ebola (epidemic) and COVID-19 (pandemic)"?
Explain why viruses are considered non-living.
What is "Viruses cannot reproduce or carry out metabolism without a host cell"?
This type of pathogen lives off a host and can cause diseases like malaria.
What are parasites?
Diseases like the flu spread quickly because they are transmitted this way.
What is person-to-person or direct contact?
This term describes measures like wearing masks or staying home when sick to stop disease spread.
What is prevention or mitigation?
Explain one difference between the spread of an epidemic and a pandemic.
What is "Epidemics are localized, while pandemics spread globally"?
This disease caused by a parasite spreads through mosquito bites and mostly affects tropical regions.
What is malaria?
Compare bacteria and viruses based on their ability to reproduce on their own.
What is "Bacteria can reproduce on their own, while viruses need a host cell to reproduce"?
Explain why washing your hands can prevent disease transmission
What is "Washing your hands removes germs, including bacteria and viruses, that can be transferred to your mouth, nose, or eyes"?
Explain why it’s important to complete a full course of antibiotics even if you feel better.
What is "To ensure all bacteria are killed and to prevent antibiotic resistance"?
Why is international cooperation important in controlling pandemics?
What is "Because diseases spread across borders, and global efforts help coordinate resources, information, and treatments"?
Identify one similarity and one difference between bacteria and fungi.
What is "Both can be treated with medicines, but bacteria are unicellular, and fungi can be multicellular"?