Quiz on Communicable Diseases

What do viruses depend on for growth?

• Sunlight

• Other cells' machinery

• Water

• Soil

Where do fungi typically live?

• Dry places

• Damp places

• Hot places

• Cold places

How can pathogens be transmitted?

• Through direct contact only

• Through air, water, and vectors

• Only through contaminated food

• Only through animal bites

What system does influenza affect?

• Digestive system

• Respiratory system

• Nervous system

• Circulatory system

What does tonsillitis affect?

• The stomach

• The tonsils

• The skin

• The liver

Covid-19 is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the novel ________.

• algae

• virus

• bacteria

• fungus

• protozoa

For viruses, the best treatment methods include ________, good ________, and ________.

• rest, hygiene, hydration

• exercise, diet, sleep

• medication, surgery, therapy

• antibiotics, rest, diet

Medications can treat ________, but not the virus itself.

• symptoms

• causes

• bacteria

• fungi

In what year was Covid-19 named a pandemic?

• 2018

• 2019

• 2020

• 2021

Which of the following is a common treatment for bacterial infections?

• Vaccines

• Antibiotics

• Antivirals

• Rest