Uniyals Academy

8th IG Disease and first aid

1. What is  a communicable disease?

A disease that cannot be spread person to person
A disease that can be spread from person to person.
2. Mosquitoes and houseflies are examples of organisms that can spread disease. These types of
organisms are referred to as? Vectors Fungi Pathogens
3. Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?
Least most
4. Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen
Bacteria Virus Fungus Protozoan
5. What are two viral diseases that do have a vaccine?
Measles and typhoid Measles and malaria Measles and chicken pox
6. This is the transmission of infectious disease through air.
Airborne transmission Droplet spread Contaminated Objects Insect bites
7. The carrier of malaria causing protozoan is:
Female anopheles mosquito Cockroach housefly female Aedes mosquito
8. Which of the following is not caused by bacteria.
Cholera Typhoid Tuberculosis Malaria
9. Which of the following is not a communicable disease
Cholera cancer Chicken pox malaria
10. When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging,
close-up sneezing, shaking hands).
Transmission Translation Emission Direct Contact Indirect Contact
11. Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies,
doorknobs, etc.)
Direct Contact Indirect Contact Airborne Transmission
Foodborne Tranmission Vector-Borne Transmission
12. Which of the following causes diseases?
Pathogens Poor Environment Genetics All of the above
13. This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.
Epidemic Pandemic Disease Pathogens
14. This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.
Epidemic Pandemic Diseases Pathogens
15. Is cancer a pandemic?
No, because it is not contagious Yes, because lots of people have it
16. How can the rate of an infectious disease be reduced?
By preventing transmission between people By wearing clean clothing
17. If a flu outbreak affects a small community, would that be considered a pandemic or an
epidemic? Pandemic Epidemic
18. What is significant about an infectious disease?
It can be passed from person to person It cannot be passed from one person to another
19. What is the best way to prevent the flu from becoming a pandemic?