Causes of Disease

Question 1

Select the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below. is the presence and multiplication of harmful foreign microorganisms in the body.

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An infection

Question 2

Harmful foreign microorganisms in the body that can cause infections are called .

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pathogens

Question 3

is a condition that occurs when one or more of the body’s systems, organs, or structures is not working correctly.

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A disease

Question 4

Select the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below. need to infect another living organism in order to survive and reproduce.

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Viruses

Question 5

Select the ways infections can be spread. Check all that apply.

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through the air; contact with fomites; contact with vectors; direct person-to-person contact

Question 6

Select the missing links in the chain of infection. Put them in the proper order.1. an infectious agent2. a reservoir3.

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a portal of exit

Question 7

An organism that lives on or inside another living thing and benefits from that arrangement is called .

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a parasite

Question 8

4.

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a mode of transmission

Question 9

The flu and the common cold are both caused by .

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viruses

Question 10

5. 6. a susceptible host

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a portal of entry

Causes of Disease Answers