Defining Communicable Diseases

Question 1

If you are diagnosed with athlete's foot, what type of pathogen is causing the infections?

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fungi

Question 2

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

Question 3

Which statement BEST describes where pathogens are found?

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Pathogens are disease-causing agents that can be found in the environment and are passed from one individual to another.

Question 4

Which of the following lists different kinds of viruses?

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influenza, chicken pox, and colds

Question 5

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

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T

Question 6

Fungal infections are more common than bacterial or viral infections.

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F

Question 7

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

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bacteria

Question 8

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

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bacteria

Question 9

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

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moisture

Question 10

Pathogens can be given off and carried in the air when an infected individual __________.

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coughs or sneezes into the air

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