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