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