Vocabulary 1
Coming into contact with something
What is exposure? I was exposed to the flu.
Treat this organism with antibiotics
bacteria
True or false (and explain): What are two ways to get immunity to a disease like covid or chicken pox?
1. You were sick with it and fought it off or 2. you got a vaccine
The Spanish Flu got its name because ____.
What is it started in Spain?
Another name for the Plague is ____.
Black Death or Bubonic Plague
To try to cure an illness using medication or special care
What is treat?
To make someone sick
What is to infect?
What does it mean to contain a virus? Scientists wanted to contain the virus.
Keep it from spreading
The flu spread so much during World War 1 in part because countries would not....
Talk about the fact that they had the flu
People in the 1300's-1500's thought the plague was caused by...
bad air (misasma)
small, living things that can only be seen with a microscope and may cause disease
What are microbes?
Signs that shows you are sick.
What are symptoms?
Name three kinds of microbes we studied
Virus, bacteria, fungus, protozoa
SARS is a respiratory illness caused by... (what microbe or germ) and on which continent did it start?
a virus that started in Asia
Ebola is a virus that is spread through direct contact with what?
Infected animals or bodily fluids of an infected person
Actions that stop something from happening.
What is prevention?
A substance used to keep people from getting a disease.
What is a vaccine?
What is the difference between antibodies and antibiotics
Antibodies are proteins made by your body to fight infection. Antibiotics are medicines that stop bacteria from growing.
The Spanish Flu is caused by ___ (what type of germ?)
What is a virus?
The Plague is caused by ____. (What type of germ?)
What is a bacteria?
Proteins the body makes to fight disease.
What are antibodies?
An action taken to stop something harmful from happening.
What is a precaution?
What do public health officials do?
Communicate information, track diseases, keep communities safe and healthy
During the Spanish Flu pandemic, people prevented the spread of disease by ____.
What is avoiding public places and wearing masks?
Is the plague still around? Is it deadly? Is there a cure?
Yes and yes it's deadly BUT there are antibiotics that will cure it.