Quiz: Infectious Disease
Name ____________________________________________________________________
Fill in the blank with the correct organism that causes infectious disease:
Which organisms are controlled with the use of antibiotics?
Which organisms are prevented from causing disease by vaccination?
What type of organism causes Mad Cow Disease (BSE)?
The category of parasites includes many types of organisms. Those that cause disease may
actually be:
.
The category of organisms that caused the Irish Potato Famine is:
.
True or False
1. Antibiotics are effective to treat the flu or viruses that cause colds.
2. Viruses can infect plants, pets, people, and insects.
3. Controlling biting and sucking insects is important for controlling many diseases.
4. Filtering and chlorinating water (municipal water treatment) will eliminate all disease
causing organisms.
5. Diseases can be easily transmitted with fecal contamination. So, proper hand
washing is very important to prevent the spread of many diseases.
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Quiz: Infectious Disease
Answer Key
Which organisms are controlled with the use of antibiotics? Bacteria
Which organisms are prevented from causing disease by vaccination? Virus
What type of organism causes Mad Cow Disease (BSE)? Prions
The category of parasites includes many types of organisms. Those that cause disease may
actually be: Protozoa
The category of organisms that caused the Irish Potato Famine is: Fungus.
True or False
False 1. Antibiotics are effective to treat the flu or viruses that cause colds.
True 2. Viruses can infect plants, pets, people, and insects.
True 3. Controlling biting and sucking insects is impor tant for controlling many diseases.
False 4. Filter ing and chlor inating water (municipal water treatment) will eliminate all
disease causing organisms.
True 5. Diseases can be easily tr ansmitted with fecal contamination. So, proper hand
washing is very important to prevent the spread of many diseases.
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Quiz: Disease Travels
Name ____________________________________________________________________
1. Describe how the earliest human trade introduced deadly invasive diseases:
2. How does the increase in global trade and travel increase the risk of pandemic diseases?
3. Describe one recent disease that created fears of a new pandemic. Where did it begin and why was it of
concern?
4. What steps could you take to prevent a disease from spreading?
5. Using the back of this paper, explain how a disease moves from being an epidemic to a pandemic and
describe one example.
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