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35.1- 35.2 Infectious Diseases

Quiz by Amani Abed

Grade 9-12
Science
Next Generation Science Standards

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  • Q1
    disease caused by a microorganism that disrupts normal body functions
    Infectious disease
    30s
    HS-LS2-1
  • Q2
    idea that infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms
    Germ Theory of Disease
    30s
  • Q3
    set of guidelines developed by Koch that helps identify the microorganism that causes a specific disease
    Koch's Postulates
    30s
  • Q4
    a disease that can pass from animals to humans
    Zoonosis
    30s
  • Q5
    Animal that transports a pathogen to a human
    Vector
    30s
  • Q6
    protein that either attacks antigens directly or produces antigen-binding proteins
    antibody
    30s
  • Q7
    immunity against antigens in body fluids, such as blood and lymph
    humoral immunity
    30s
  • Q8
    immune response that defends the body against viruses, fungi, and abnormal cancer cells inside living cells
    cell-mediated immunity
    30s
  • Q9
    How do diseases spread?
    Some Diseases spread through Coughing, Sneezing, Physical Contact, or exchange of bodily fluids. Some disease spread through contaminated water or food. Still other diseases are spread to humans from infected animals.
    30s
  • Q10
    Give an example of a vector and the disease it carries.
    An aquatic snail is a vector because it can give humans Schistosomiasis through the worms it has on it.
    30s
  • Q11
    What are the bodies' nonspecific defenses against pathogens?
    Nonspecific defenses include the skin, tears and other secretions, the inflammatory response, interferons, and fever.
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the function of the immune system's specific defenses?
    The immune system's specific defenses distinguish between "self" and "other", and they inactivate or kill any foreign substance or cell that enters the body.
    30s

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