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Diseases
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Subject
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health-sciences
Instructions:
Answer 22 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A change in a person's body or mind caused by a disease
symptom
bacteria
parasite
fungus
2. A reaction to injury or infection that causes swelling & redness & and pain
inflammation
fungus
parasite
virus
3. A tiny & single-celled organism & some of which can cause disease
symptom
fungus
parasite
bacteria
4. A blood cell whose primary job is to defend the body against disease
parasite
white blood cell
antibiotic
symptom
5. A medicine that kills bacteria
antibiotic
parasite
infection
inflammation
6. A change in a person's body or mind caused by a disease
symptom
inflammation
infection
inflammation
7. A tiny & single-celled organism & some of which can cause disease
fungus
bacteria
antibiotic
white blood cell
8. A medicine that kills bacteria
antibiotic
fungus
parasite
infection
9. A reaction to injury or infection that causes swelling & redness & and pain
symptom
inflammation
parasite
white blood cell
10. The invasion of the body by a pathogen. The pathogen then spreads.
fungus
antibiotic
infection
inflammation
11. A type of medicine that prevents future infection of a disease
vaccine
pathogen
pathogen
symptom
12. A type of medicine that prevents future infection of a disease
white blood cell
vaccine
symptom
infection
13. An animal or plant that lives in or on another plant or animal. For example - this hookworm is a __________ living under the skin.
infection
fungus
parasite
pathogen
14. A blood cell whose primary job is to defend the body against disease
white blood cell
pathogen
inflammation
fungus
15. The invasion of the body by a pathogen. The pathogen then spreads.
infection
parasite
inflammation
antibiotic
16. A disease-causing particle containing genetic material
virus
parasite
vaccine
antibiotic
17. A disease-causing particle containing genetic material
virus
antibiotic
pathogen
fungus
18. Anything that can enter the body and cause a disease
symptom
infection
pathogen
symptom
19. Anything that can enter the body and cause a disease
antibiotic
inflammation
white blood cell
pathogen
20. An animal or plant that lives in or on another plant or animal. For example - this hookworm is a __________ living under the skin.
parasite
vaccine
virus
white blood cell
21. An organism that absorbs nutrients off of dead organisms & such a mushroom. Fungal infections can cause athletes' foot & jock itch & and
fungus
symptom
vaccine
bacteria
22. An organism that absorbs nutrients off of dead organisms & such a mushroom. Fungal infections can cause athletes' foot & jock itch & and
vaccine
inflammation
fungus
antibiotic