Diseases Flashcards

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1
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Dendritic cells retain the memory of the pathogens destroyed previously

A

True

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2
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Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be developed

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True

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3
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All types of infections can be treated with a specific antibiotic

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False

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4
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Stagnant water favours the breeding of mosquitoes

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True

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5
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Health

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A state or being well enough to function well physically, mentally, and socially

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6
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—— is a protozoan that causes the disease ——

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Plasmodium; malaria

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7
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Anthrax caused by

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Bacteria

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8
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Common cold caused by

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Virus

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9
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Vectors

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Organisms carrying infectious agents from a sick person to another potential host

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10
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Infectious agents are caused by

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Pathogens

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11
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Choose the causative agent of: cholera

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V cholerae

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12
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Choose the causative agent of: malaria

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Plasmodium

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13
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Rabies has vaccine with

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Killed germs

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14
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Tuberculosis has vaccine with

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Live weakened germs

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15
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Small pox has vaccine with

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Live toxic germs

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16
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Match following diseases with their vectors: malaria, dengue, plague

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Anopheles, Aedes, flea