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Health Unit 4 Exam: Preventing Disease
Exam should be worth a total of 60 points
Each M/C question is worth 3 points
Each T/F question is worth 2 points
Learning Objective 4-1: Identify different infectious diseases and their causes, including
pathogens.
1) Infectious diseases can be spread by food and air.
*a. True
b. False
2) Protozoans are multiple-celled organisms.
a. True
*b. False
3) With this type of pathogen, you literally have a plant living on your body.
a. Virus
b. Bacteria
c. Protozoan
*d. Fungi
4) White blood cells are a defense mechanism for infectious disease.
*a. True
b. False
5) The organism that attaches itself to healthy cells is called a virus.
*a. True
b. False
6) There have been moments in recorded human history when humans have been disease free.
a. True
*b. False
7) Which disease does bacteria cause?
a. Pneumonia
b. Flu
c. Smallpox
*d. Strep throat
8) Polio is caused by a virus.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective 4-1: Identify the difference between infectious and non-infectious diseases.
Learning Objective 4-2: Demonstrate some knowledge of safety tips to preventing infectious
diseases.
9) Antibiotics kill viruses, but not bacteria.
a. True
*b. False
10) Viruses can be transmitted to humans through the bites of insects.
*a. True
b. False
11) Polio is a disease that is transmitted by a virus.
*a. True
b. False
12) The pathogen for ringworm is __________.
*a. fungi
b. virus
c. bacteria
d. protozoan
13) Bacterium is the pathogen for polio.
a. True
*b. False
14) The pathogen that causes malaria is __________.
a. virus
*b. protozoan
c. fungi
d. bacteria
15) West Nile Virus is spread by the bite of a:
a. tick.
b. flea.
*c. mosquito.
d. bee.
16) Malaria and chicken pox are caused by a virus.
a. True
*b. False
17) Which of the following symptoms best describes an effect of mononucleosis?
a. Enlargement of the neck glands
b. Tiredness and fatigue
*c. Dehydration
d. Frequent urination
18) Bird flu is caused by a virus.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective 4-3: Demonstrate some knowledge of safety tips to preventing infectious
diseases.
Learning Objective 4-4: Identify situations in which one can eliminate or have little exposure to
non-infectious diseases.
19) A malignant tumor is cancerous.
*a. True
b. False
20) Carcinogen is:
a. when cancer spreads.
*b. a substance that causes cancer.
c. a term that means the same as an aneurysm.
d. the chemicals used to stop the spread of cancer.
21) Ultraviolet rays are carcinogenic.
*a. True
b. False
22) Metastasis is the term that describes the spread of cancer.
*a. True
b. False
23) When a clot blocks a cerebral artery, __________ can occur
a. a heart attack
b. angina
*c. a stroke
d. bulimia
24) Eating a low salt diet can increase high blood pressure.
a. True
*b. False
25) The term benign means a tumor will not cause cancer.
*a. True
b. False
26) Asthma can be treated with antibiotics.
a. True
*b. False