Infectious Diseases Quiz
1. The condition that prevents an organism from functioning effectively is called a:
A
disease
B
vector
C
benign tumour
2. Infectious diseases used to be called contagious because they can:
A
only be caught by animals
B
only cause fevers
C
spread from person to person
3. Disease-causing organisms are:
A
decomposers
B
pathogens
C
antibiotic
4. The disease-causing organism that causes the common cold is a:
A
virus
B
bacterium
C
protozoan
5. The disease-causing organism that causes acne is a:
A
fungus
B
bacterium
C
virus
6. Malaria is spread via the Anopheles mosquito. An animal which helps to spread disease by carrying the pathogen is a:
A
virus
B
vector
C
symptom
7. A round-shaped bacterium is called a:
A
spirillus
B
bacillus
C
coccus
8. An example of an ectoparasite is the:
A
human
B
tick
C
rat
9. The mode of transmission of the HIV virus causing AIDS is via:
A
sexual contact
B
blood
C
both of the above
10. Antibiotics are not effective against diseases caused by:
A
bacteria
B
living organisms
C
viruses
11. A person who carries the causative organism of a disease but does not become ill with that disease is called:
A
lucky
B
a carrier
C
impatient
12. Signs of the common cold include:
A
runny nose and fever
B
whinging and whining
C
diarrhoea and fever
13. A disease caused by a fungus is:
A
measles
B
tinea
C
typhoid fever
14. A disease spread by contaminated food or water is:
A
mumps
B
cholera
C
measles
15. A disease spread by droplet is:
A
shingles
B
rubella
C
syphilis
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