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Viruses can replicate only inside the cells of their ___________.

• nucleus

• capsid

• host

• vector

Viruses can infect our cells but aren’t technically ___________.

• alive

• pathogens

• virulent

• serious

Vaccines and some ______________________ drugs are used to control and prevent the spread of viral diseases.

• antibiotic

• vector

• sulfa

• anti-viral

____________ induce the body to build immunity to a disease without actually causing the disease itself.

• Vaccines

• Antibiotics

• Epidemics

• Parasites

___________ are organisms made up of cells that lack a cell nucleus or any membrane-encased organelles. Eukaryotes are organisms made up of cells that possess a membrane-bound nucleus that holds genetic material as well as membrane-bound ___________.

• Eukaryotes, cell walls

• Prokaryotes, organelles

• Parasites, bacteria

• Fungi, spores

An ___________ is a type of medication that either kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.

• injection

• antibiotic

• anti-inflammatory

• analgesic

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A (An) ___________ is when the incidence rate of a disease is higher than expected in a certain area.

• epidemic

• plague

• drought

• blight

Which is the best way to prevent contracting the measles virus?

• taking antibiotics

• receiving a vaccination

• drinking lots of water

• treating water supplies

Healthcare officials have been tracking an outbreak of a viral disease. The disease is spreading quickly across several continents around the world. The healthcare officials decide which of the following?

• The outbreak is a pandemic.

• The outbreak is an epidemic.

• The outbreak is caused by bacteria..

• The outbreak is caused by a fungus

Why are some bacterial infections difficult to treat with antibiotics?

• The bacteria are eukaryotes and require fungicides rather than antibiotics.

• The bacteria are protected by the host cell from the antibiotics.

• The bacteria are too small to be destroyed by the antibiotics.

• The bacteria are resistant to the antibiotics.

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