Germs & Diseases Quiz
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True or False: An antibiotic is a medicine that helps to kill viruses?
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Malaria is caused by:
A. parasite
B. fungi
C. virus
D. bacteria
Viruses cause measles, chicken pox and
A. flu
B. mumps
You can get measles by using the towels, dishes, or other objects used by an infected person.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?
A. A bacterium
B. A virus
C. A fungus
D. A protist
When taking medicine sometimes these things happen to our bodies. Hint: negative effects that can be caused by medication.
A. Signs
B. Effects
C. Symptoms
D. Side effects
A dose of weakened or killed germs of one kind that helps the body make antibodies to protect itself is called a
A. Vaccine
B. Antibiotic
C. Antibody
D. Pathogen
As part of the immune system, white blood cells fight germs. Another name for white blood cells is:
A. Rhinovirus
B. Leukocytes
C. Glands
D. Nodes
Bacteria can cause diseases of the ________ system.
A. digestive
B. respiratory
The body’s resistance to a disease through the presence of anitbodies is known as
A. Virus
B. Antibody
C. Vaccine
D. Immunity
A protein made by white blood cells to fight a specific pathogen.
A. Antibody
B. Antivirus
C. Allegra
D. Allotment
What its the best way to avoid any disease.
A. visit doctor frequently
B. take medicine
C. prevention
D. be alone
Is a plant-like microbe. Causes athletes foot.
A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Parasite
D. Fungi
What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?
A. Nose
B. Mouth
C. Broken Skin
D. All of the Aove
Which disease is a non-infectious disease?
A. Diabetes
B. Influenza
C. AIDS
D. Chickenpox