Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

Antibiotics work against viruses.

• True
• False

"When an infected person sneezes or coughs, pathogens are released into the air as tiny droplets that can travel as far as 10 feet" is vector-borne transmission.

• True
• False

Malignant tumors are noncancerous tumors.

• True
• False

The spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body.

• Metastasis
• Benign
• Malignant
• Atherosclerosis

A carcinogen is a cancer causing substance.

• True
• False

Heart attack occurs when the heart stops beating in a rhythmic way

• True

• False

Your body develops active immunity when it is exposed to invading pathogens

• True

• False

A disease, by definition, is when pathogens enter the body, multiply, and damage body cells

• True

• False

Toxins and bacteria are the same thing

• True

• False

What disorder below is NOT a communicable disease

• Pink eye

• Giardia

• Cardiovascular disease

• Rabies