Disease Quiz
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Which action can best limit the transmission of pathogens by direct contact?
A. Washing hands
B. Washing vegetables
C. Drinking only clean water
D. Using mosquito netting
information, documents, etc. that show that something is true
A. Claim
B. Hypothesis
C. Proof
D. Recommendation
Which behavior is most likely to carry risk of serious infection?
A. Avoiding travel vaccinations
B. Having dirty hands
C. Kissing
D. Eating uncooked vegetables
to recognize the difference between two people or things
A. Dismiss
B. Overlook
C. Combine
D. Distinguish
Which of these is an advantage of a CT scan over an MRI?
A. It is more helpful in determining whether surgery is necessary.
B. It produces better images of soft tissue.
C. It uses no radiation.
D. It uses safer compounds to produce contrast.
the state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from something harmful or unpleasant
A. Transmission
B. Vomit
C. Diarrhea
D. Exposure
Which health-related activity could be effectively completed using only Internet resources?
A. Diagnosing a disease
B. Choosing an antibiotic
C. Choosing a vitamin supplement
D. Treating a broken bone
to put a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a syringe
A. Inject
B. Operate
C. Surge
D. Pump
a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth
A. Germ
B. Antibiotic
C. Bacteria
D. Infect
to fall down dramatically, often after breaking apart
A. Replace
B. Trasform
C. Undergo
D. Collapse
Isolating sick animals helps to prevent the spread of disease.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
affected by harmful bacteria, a virus, etc
A. Infected
B. Polluted
C. Collapsed
D. Damaged
an amount of something that is provided or available to be used
A. Supply
B. Provision
C. Aid
D. Dependent
To remove a tick you should:
A. Pour alcohol on the tick, then pull it off
B. Use tweezers to grasp the head and pull straight out
C. Cut the tick off with a knife
D. Use a match to burn the tick off
What can a person do to reduce the risk of cancer?
A. Avoid sugary drinks
B. Avoid UV exposure
C. Wash his or her hands
D. Stretch after exercising