Common Communicable Diseases Answers

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the plasmodium parasite. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Antiviral medications are a common treatment for __________.

Strep throat and bacterial pneumonia are examples of __________.

Diagnostic tests can be used to identify illnesses and underlying causes of symptoms. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The goal of the flu vaccine is to prevent you from becoming infected with influenza. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following is a bacterial infection of the lungs that is one of the top ten causes of death in the US each year?

If an older person went to the doctor with a fever, chills, body aches, and a cough, what would the doctor most likely suspect the person has?

__________ are intestinal parasites that can live up to 20 years and grow up to 50 feet in length.

Many people infected with tapeworms may be unaware of the infection due to a lack of symptoms. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Advances in technology have helped prevent some illnesses and diseases. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following is a viral infection that most adults contract 2 to 4 times a year?

Fungal infections mainly infect the __________.

Hemodialysis is a treatment that cleans the blood when the __________ is/are unable to do so.