Health Ch. 7

A tiny form of life visible only with a microscope.

• fever

• microbe

• host

• antibody

A disease of the upper respiratory system caused by a virus.

• influenza

• fever

• white blood cells

• antibody

The first sign of an illness is usually a _____ or a raised body temperature of above 98.6 F.

• host

• microbe

• influenza

• fever

Chemicals made by the body that help destroy harmful microbes are _____.

• hosts

• influenza

• red blood cells

• antibodies

What kind of blood cells help the body fight diseases?

• purple blood cells

• white blood cells

• red blood cells

A(n) _____ provides an environment in which microbes can live an reproduce.

• microbe

• host

• fever

• antibody

A _____ is made from dead or weakened microbes that protect the body against a disease.

• symptom

• vaccine

• heredity

• virus

An indication of a disease is a _____.

• symptom

• vaccine

• heredity

• virus

_____ are medicines that can kill bacteria.

• virus

• fungus

• heredity

• antibiotics

Which may be the cause of a noncommunicable disease?

• eating properly

• incubation

• heredity

• virus