Germs & Diseases Quiz
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What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?
A. Nose
B. Mouth
C. Broken Skin
D. All of the Aove
A protein made by white blood cells to fight a specific pathogen.
A. Antibody
B. Antivirus
C. Allegra
D. Allotment
What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?
A. A bacterium
B. A virus
C. A fungus
D. A protist
Is a plant-like microbe. Causes athletes foot.
A. Bacteria
B. Virus
C. Parasite
D. Fungi
You can get measles by using the towels, dishes, or other objects used by an infected person.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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
What its the best way to avoid any disease.
A. visit doctor frequently
B. take medicine
C. prevention
D. be alone
The body’s resistance to a disease through the presence of anitbodies is known as
A. Virus
B. Antibody
C. Vaccine
D. Immunity
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
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
Viruses cause measles, chicken pox and
A. flu
B. mumps
Malaria is caused by:
A. parasite
B. fungi
C. virus
D. bacteria
Which disease is a non-infectious disease?
A. Diabetes
B. Influenza
C. AIDS
D. Chickenpox
True or False: An antibiotic is a medicine that helps to kill viruses?
A. TRUE
B. FALSE