Apes Pathogens and Infectious Diseases

Which practice prevents the spread of germs?

• Blowing your Nose

• Reusing the same Tissue

• Washing your Hands Often

• Coughing into your Hand

In our body, what attacks foreign particles and pathogens?

• White Blood Cells

• Red Blood Cells

• Skin Cells

What diseases are caused by pathogens?

• Infectious diseases

• Non- infectious diseases

• Chronic diseases

• Acute diseases

What are pathogens?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protozoa

• Plants

what is the infectious agent of a disease?

• It is the habitat in which the agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies

• the person, animal or microorganism that carries and transmits the agent or pathogen

• the organisms that is infected

• the pathogen that causes a disease

What is the pathogen that causes west nile fever?

• A Virus (West Nile Virus WNV)

• Mosquitos

• Birds

• Horses

what is the reservoir of a disease?

• It is the habitat in which the agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies

• the person, animal or microorganism that carries and transmits the agent or pathogen

• the organisms that is infected

• the pathogen that causes a disease

what is the vector of a disease?

• It is the habitat in which the agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies

• the person, animal or microorganism that carries and transmits the agent or pathogen

• the organisms that is infected

• the pathogen that causes a disease

What is an infectious disease?

• A disease that cannot be spread to others.

• A disease that can be spread to others.

• A disease that can only be spread by mosquitoes.

• A disease that can be caused by disinfectants.

What is a common method by which apes can contract infectious diseases from humans?

• Direct contact with humans

• Eating contaminated food

• Drinking unclean water

• Exposure to sunlight