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Chapter 24: Communicable Diseases

Communicable Diseases

1.
Which is NOT a pathogen that causes disease?
A)Fungi
B)Rickettsias
C)Toxins
D)Bacteria
2.
What is the single most effective way to prevent disease?
A)get vaccinated
B)drink plenty of water
C)regular handwashing
D)washing food properly
3.
Colds can be transmitted through
A)direct contact.
B)indirect contact.
C)airborne transmission.
D)All of the above
4.
Which does NOT take place in the body when an injury happens?
A)Blood flows to the wound.
B)Phagocytes attack invading pathogens.
C)Skin begins to grow back.
D)Pus begins to form.
5.
Which is NOT an antibody cell?
A)White blood cells
B)Antigens
C)T cells
D)Lymphocytes
6.
Which is the first stage of the immune response?
A)T cells bind to antigens.
B)Plasma cells release antibodies.
C)Antibodies destroy pathogens.
D)Pathogens invade the body.
7.
Which type of vaccine uses inactivated pathogens?
A)Live-virus vaccines
B)Killed-virus vaccines
C)Toxoids
D)Second-generation vaccines
8.
The common cold and flu are caused by
A)bacteria.
B)vectors.
C)viruses.
D)antibodies.
9.
Hepatitis is
A)an inflammation of the liver.
B)an upper respiratory infection.
C)one of the top ten causes of death in the U.S.
D)easily cured.
10.
Which is a factor of emerging infections?
A)Population growth
B)Development of new antibiotics
C)Lack of handwashing
D)Bioterrorism
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