Communicable diseases
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- Q1What is a communicable disease?A disease that is not infectiousCancerAny diseaseA disease that is infectious30s
- Q2What is health?A state of mental and physical well-being.The absence of diseaseNot being ill30s
- Q3Can a disease make others worse?No, diseases never interact with each other.Yes, diseases can interact with each other and make your health worse.30s
- Q4What is a pathogen?A microorganismSomething that causes a diseaseA microorganism that causes disease?30s
- Q5What are the different types of pathogens?Bacteria, viruses, fungi, protistaFungi, bacteria, protistaBacteria, viruses30s
- Q6Is it possible for diseases to be passed from one species to another?YesNo30s
- Q7What are the most common pathogens that affect plants?Bacteria and fungiViruses and fungiBacteria and ProtistsViruses and bacteria30s
- Q8What are the most common pathogens that affect animals?Protists and bacteriaBacteria and FungiViruses and fungiBacteria and viruses30s
- Q9Are majority of bacteria pathogenic or not?YesNo30s
- Q10Which are smaller, bacteria or viruses?VirusesBacteria30s
- Q11Can viruses infect bacteria?YesNo30s
- Q12How do bacteria make you ill?Forcing body cells to produce copies of itselfLiving inside your cellsDividing rapidly and releasing toxins30s
- Q13How do viruses make you ill?Dividing rapidlyLiving inside your cells and forcing body cells to produce copies of itself.Releasing toxins30s
- Q14How do pathogens spread?Direct contactWaterAirAll of them30s
- Q15How do bacteria divide?Binary fissionDivide rapidly30s