Pathogens
Cardiovascular Disease
Allergies, Asthma, and Diabetes
How Diseases Spread
Misc.
100

This type of pathogen causes diseases like athlete's foot

Fungi

100

Cardiovascular diseases are diseases that affect what in the body?

Heart & Blood Pressure

100

A specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance.

Allergy

100

This type of disease spread occurs when someone with a disease comes in contact with another person

Direct Contact

100

The only way to know if someone has diabetes is by getting a...

blood test

200

Antibiotics DO NOT work against this type of pathogen (Flu, Common Cold)

Virus

200

This cardiovascular disease is referred to as "high blood pressure"

Hypertension

200

What are 3 common substances that can cause allergies?

Foods, Dust, Pollen, Animal Dander, Chemicals, Medicine, Mold, Insect Venom, ect...

200

Flies, mosquitos, and ticks are examples of this type of indirect contact transfer.

Vectors

200
What are 2 body parts that make up the respiratory tract?

Nose, Throat, Lungs

300

Which type of pathogen can be taken care of by the use of antibiotics?

Bacteria

300

How many times per day does the heart pump?

100,000

300

an inflammatory condition in which the small airways in the lungs become narrowed, casing difficulty in breathing.

Asthma

300

If someone with a disease touches a doorknob, and another person touches the doorknob after that, this would be an example of which type of disease spread?

Indirect Contact

300

What are 2 lifestyle factors that can help someone limit their risk of developing type 2 diabetes?

Exercise, Healthy Diet, Smoking

400

This type of pathogen carries diseases like malaria.

Protazoa

400

An injury in which blood flow to the brain becomes interupted

Stroke

400

a chronic disease that affects the way body cells convert sugar into energy.

Diabetes

400

When a person sneezes or coughs, air droplets enter the environment.  This is an example of which type of transmission?

Airborne Transmission

400

What is the most effective way to keep yourself safe from communicable diseases?

Washing Your Hands

500

FINAL JEOPARDY: What body system is responsible for fighting off diseases?

Immune System