Common Infectious Diseases Test

Question

Connections Academy 8th Grade
Please only use this to check your answers.

1. Which is a common viral disease?

A. strep throat
B. Lyme
C. tuberculosis
D. common cold***

2. Which statement is about the flu?

A. It is a bacterial disease.
B. There is never a fever associated with the flu.
C. It is less serious than the cold virus.
D. It is spread by contact with infected people or objects.***

3. What helps spread infectious diseases?

A. Washing hands
B. Practicing food safety
C. Up-to-date immunizations
D. Encouraging your sick friends to hang out with you***

4. True or False:
People die from colds each year.

True
False***

5. Which is a common bacterial disease?

A. influenza
B. common cold
C. hepatitis
D. strep throat***

6. True or False:
Washing your hands can help protect you from dangerous pathogens.

True***
False

7. True or False:
Infectious diseases are caused by organisms or viruses that enter and multiply within the human body.

True***
False

8. Physical lines of defense include

A. skin, cilia, and mucous membranes.***
B. hair.
C. nails.
D. teeth.

9. When a doctor feels for lymph nodes, he is checking for

A. inflammation.***
B. shrinking.
C. pain.
D. sensitivity.

10. Your body can get antibodies from

A. immunizations.
B. being exposed to the virus or antibody and having your immune system make it.
C. none of the above.
D. all of the above.***

11. True or False:
Dogs, ticks, and mosquitoes can spread disease.

True***
False

12. Immunity is

A. your body's ability to destroy pathogens that it has previously encountered before the pathogens are able to cause disease.***

B. white blood cells.
C. your body's general response to injury.
D. the ability to produce red blood cells.

Answer 1

13. Which disease is spread thual contact?

A. tuberculosis
B. HIV/AIDS***
C. strep throat
D. influenza

14. What is the best way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases?

A. Avoiding handwashing
B. Sharing drinks and utensils with others
C. Covering your mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing***
D. Ignoring your symptoms and continuing with your daily activities.

15. True or False:
Antibiotics are effective against viral infections.

True
False***

Answer 2

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