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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 disease-causing particle containing genetic material
bacteria
virus
antibiotic
infection
2. Anything that can enter the body and cause a disease
pathogen
symptom
symptom
bacteria
3. A change in a person's body or mind caused by a disease
parasite
inflammation
fungus
symptom
4. A change in a person's body or mind caused by a disease
white blood cell
symptom
inflammation
virus
5. 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
inflammation
antibiotic
6. A blood cell whose primary job is to defend the body against disease
pathogen
virus
white blood cell
fungus
7. An organism that absorbs nutrients off of dead organisms & such a mushroom. Fungal infections can cause athletes' foot & jock itch & and
inflammation
antibiotic
symptom
fungus
8. A type of medicine that prevents future infection of a disease
parasite
vaccine
fungus
pathogen
9. A reaction to injury or infection that causes swelling & redness & and pain
virus
inflammation
virus
bacteria
10. A tiny & single-celled organism & some of which can cause disease
vaccine
bacteria
parasite
pathogen
11. An organism that absorbs nutrients off of dead organisms & such a mushroom. Fungal infections can cause athletes' foot & jock itch & and
pathogen
infection
fungus
vaccine
12. A tiny & single-celled organism & some of which can cause disease
bacteria
virus
antibiotic
antibiotic
13. A type of medicine that prevents future infection of a disease
infection
vaccine
virus
antibiotic
14. A reaction to injury or infection that causes swelling & redness & and pain
vaccine
vaccine
inflammation
parasite
15. A medicine that kills bacteria
inflammation
parasite
bacteria
antibiotic
16. A medicine that kills bacteria
parasite
symptom
antibiotic
inflammation
17. The invasion of the body by a pathogen. The pathogen then spreads.
infection
virus
antibiotic
symptom
18. A blood cell whose primary job is to defend the body against disease
white blood cell
antibiotic
infection
symptom
19. A disease-causing particle containing genetic material
inflammation
symptom
fungus
virus
20. An animal or plant that lives in or on another plant or animal. For example - this hookworm is a __________ living under the skin.
pathogen
fungus
antibiotic
parasite
21. Anything that can enter the body and cause a disease
antibiotic
vaccine
fungus
pathogen
22. The invasion of the body by a pathogen. The pathogen then spreads.
vaccine
infection
antibiotic
parasite