Health - Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases

A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called

• bacteria

• a virus

• a fungi

• ha protist

What term describes a disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or fungus.

• antigen

• prion

• pathogen

• allergen

A single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus is called?

• a bacteriophage

• a virus

• a protist

• bacteria

The body's response to an infection by showing redness, swelling, & pain is called?

• immunization

• mobilization (stage of infection)

• inflammation

• amebic dysentery

Which of these in NOT a disease that can be treated with antibiotics?

• Flu

• Step throat

• Tetanus

• Sinus infection

Which of these are NOT a physical barrier of your body to disease?

• skin

• mucous membranes

• hair

• chemicals

The proteins in your immune system that fight disease are called...?

• lymph cells

• white blood cells

• amino acids

• antibodies

Which word describes a network of vessels that carry a clear fluid called lymph through the body?

• lymphatic system

• white blood cell

• amebic dysentery

• pathogen

What is the condition in which bacteria can no longer be killed by a particular antibiotic?

• antibiotic resistance

• infectious disease

• inflammation

• salmonellosis

What term describes any disease that is caused by an agent that has invaded the body?

• Amebic dysentery

• menigitis

• infection disease

• antibiotic resistance