PBS Infectious Diseases

People who study disease outbreaks are

• epidemiologists.

• paleontologists.

• entymologists.

• forensic anthropologists.

An infection that has spread across continents and affects a large number of people is referred to as

• a pandemic.

• an outbreak.

• endemic.

• an epidemic.

A _________infection is one that patients acquire at a hospital.

• pandemic

• outbreak

• endemic

• nosocomial

A sudden increase in the occurrence of a disease in an area is

• an outbreak.

• endemic.

• a pandemic.

• nosocomial.

A disease perpetually seen in a specific area is

• endemic.

• a pandemic.

• an outbreak.

• nosocomial.

Organisms that cause infectious disease are called

• pathogens.

• hosts.

• antibodies.

• nosocomial.

Nonliving agents that contain either DNA or RNA

• viruses

• bacteria

• protists

• prions

Living organisms that can spread when its spores land on a host.
Athlete's foot is caused by this infectious agent.

• helminths

• bacteria

• protists

• fungi

Parasitic worms that cause infection

• protists

• prions

• fungi

• helminths

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Non-living proteins that cause infection

• viruses

• prions

• protists

• helminths