Pathogen Classification Quiz

Which disease is classified under Bacteria?

• Influenza

• Chytridiomycosis

• Tuberculosis (TB)

• Malaria

What type of pathogen causes Tetanus?

• Virus

• Fungus

• Protist

• Bacteria

Chytridiomycosis is caused by which type of pathogen?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungus

• Protist

Which disease is caused by a fungus and affects amphibians?

• Tuberculosis (TB)

• Chytridiomycosis

• Ross River disease/fever

• Malaria

Which pathogen classification does Malaria belong to?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungus

• Protist

What are the infectious agents that cause influenza?

• Influenza A, B, or C viruses

• Influenza D, E, or F viruses

• Influenza G, H, or I viruses

• Influenza J, K, or L viruses

To which cells do the influenza viruses attach along the respiratory tract?

• Muscle cells

• Epithelial cells

• Nerve cells

• Blood cells

What type of virus is the influenza virus?

• DNA-type virus

• Protein-type virus

• RNA-type virus

• Lipid-type virus

What process occurs inside the epithelial cells after the influenza virus attaches to them?

• Viral replication

• Viral destruction

• Viral dormancy

• Viral mutation

What type of virus is the Ross River virus?

• Double-stranded DNA virus

• Single-stranded RNA virus

• Double-stranded RNA virus

• Single-stranded DNA virus