Transmission Of Infectious Diseases

Question 1

Give two examples of a virus

Answer 1

Swine flu and AIDS

Question 2

Give two examples of a fungi

Answer 2

Thrush and athletes foot

Question 3

Give two examples of a Protozoa

Answer 3

Malaria and sleeping sickness.

Question 4

Give two examples of multicellular parasites.

Answer 4

Anaemia and diarrhoea

Question 5

Give two examples of a bacteria

Answer 5

Salmonella and E. coli

Question 6

How are infectious diseases transmitted?

Answer 6

Transmitted by:

Direct physical contact, e.g. Shaking hands
Contaminated water
Food contaminated with pathogens
Body fluids, e.g. Exchanging saliva
Inhaled air contaminated with microbes from infected person sneezing
A vector, e.g. Being bitten by a mosquito.

Question 7

How can infectious diseases be controlled?

Answer 7

Quarantine
Antisepsis
Individual responsibility
Community responsibility

Question 8

What is quarantine?

Answer 8

Period of compulsory isolation of a person suffering from a contagious disease or a person who has been in contact with an infected person.

Question 9

What is antisepsis?

Give examples

Answer 9

The destruction of micro organisms that cause diseases.
Using sterile equipment
Using antiseptic cream
Wearing sterile gloves.

Question 10

What are infectious diseases caused by?

Answer 10

Pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, Protozoa and multicellular parasites.