Defining Communicable Diseases

Question 1

Bacteria respond better to medications that attempt to eradicate the contagious illness than viruses do.

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T

Question 2

Bacteria reproduce by injecting their genes into other cells.

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F

Question 3

These single-celled organisms can be pathogenic but some can also be edible.

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bacteria

Question 4

This single-celled organism may cause disease, but it is also essential to important life processes like decomposition.

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bacteria

Question 5

If your doctor asks you if a tick or mosquito has bitten you recently, what might she be trying to figure out?

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if you have contracted a vector-borne pathogen

Question 6

Which statement is TRUE regarding contagious infections?

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Treatment for fungal infections varies depending on their location and severity.

Question 7

If you contract a contagious illness by coming in contact with infected blood, this would be considered contraction through direct contact. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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T

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a way diseases are spread?

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moisture

Question 9

If the doctor confirmed that a patient had herpes, the most likely prescription would be __________.

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antiviral drugs

Question 10

Because protozoan infections are highly variable, doctors often use a different medication for each that is highly specific and effective against the certain type of protozoan.

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T

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