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