Download Microorganisms and Disease

Indicate whether the following statements are true, false, or if you are not sure.
True
The bacteria and viruses that cause diseases and disorders
are ‘biological animals”
Diseases and viruses that affect the body are alive.
Bacteria reproduce sexually.
Bacteria are “hermaphrodites” because they reproduce
asexually
In many cases, bacteria that reproduce asexually are not
identical.
Diseases can adapt and change over time.
All diseases are caused by genetic factors inherited from
parents.
Germs only enter the body through the mouth and nose
when we breathe
Diseases that harm the body are always a direct result of
germs entering the body.
Antibiotics are only used in the most serious cases of trying
to prevent and combat disease.
Antibiotics affect both viruses and bacteria.
Dead bacteria can be used to manufacture antibiotics.
If bacteria within the body are “spreading” and “growing”
this means that there are more bacteria – not that the
bacteria are increasing in size.
All cures and treatments for diseases and disorders have
been discovered within the past ten years
“Antibodies” is another way of saying “antibiotics”.
False
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Sure