B5 - Commmunicable Disease

Question 1

The four types of pathogen are …

Answer 1

• bacteria
• protist
• virus
• fungus

Question 2

Microorganisms that cause disease are called …

Answer 2

Pathogens

Question 3

The drugs that people take to cure bacterial infections are called …

Answer 3

Antibiotics

Question 4

Salmonella is an example of a …

Answer 4

Bacteria

Question 5

HIV is an example of a ….

Answer 5

Virus

Question 6

How do viruses make you ill?

Answer 6

They reproduce inside cells and then burst out destroying the cell

Question 7

What is the name given to the unique molecules on the surface of pathogens?

Answer 7

Antigens

Question 8

How can the spread of gonorrhoea be prevented and treated?

Answer 8

Antibiotics and the use of barrier methods

Question 9

How do bacteria make you ill?

Answer 9

They produce toxins and damage cells and tissues

Question 10

Vaccinations contain __________ form of a pathogen

Answer 10

Inactive

Question 11

Which ways can pathogens enter the body?

Answer 11

Mouth, ears, nose, genitals and cuts in the skin

Question 12

Heath is a state of physical and _______ well-being

Answer 12

Mental

Question 13

Which type of pathogen causes measles?

Answer 13

Virus

Question 14

Which type of pathogen causes Rose black spot?

Answer 14

Fungus

Question 15

Mosquitoes can pass the organism that causes malaria from one human to another. This type of animal that transfers disease is called a …

Answer 15

Vector

Question 16

Which type of pathogen causes malaria?

Answer 16

Protist

Question 17

Which two places in your body do you find the sticky substance called mucus that traps pathogens before they can enter the body properly?

Answer 17

The nose and the throat

Question 18

What can put you in danger of getting HIV?

Answer 18

Sharing needles

Question 19

What are the symptoms of measles?

Answer 19

Fever, red skin rash

Question 20

A disease that can be passed from one person to another is called?

Answer 20

Communicable