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Chapter 12: Understanding Communicable Diseases

	1.	Which type of pathogen are simple and tiny one-celled organisms?

		a.	viruses
		b.	bacteria
		c.	fungi
		d.	protozoa

	2.	Which way is the common cold pathogen usually transmitted?

		a.	direct contact with other people
		b.	contact with animals
		c.	contaminated food or water
		d.	contaminated blood

	3.	Which is NOT a natural barrier against pathogens?

		a.	mucous membranes
		b.	skin
		c.	tears
		d.	fingernails

	4.	Which is a NOT a nonspecific response to pathogens' presence in the body?

		a.	production of phagocytes
		b.	inflammation
		c.	production of antibodies
		d.	fever

	5.	Which contagious disease is characterized by swollen salivary glands?

		a.	chicken pox
		b.	mumps
		c.	measles
		d.	hepatitis

	6.	Which communicable disease is characterized by an inflammation of the lungs?

		a.	strep throat
		b.	pneumonia
		c.	tuberculosis
		d.	mononucleosis

	7.	Which sexually transmitted disease is a liver disease?

		a.	chlamydia
		b.	gonorrhea
		c.	syphilis
		d.	hepatitis B

	8.	Which is NOT a way that HIV is spread?

		a.	sexual contact
		b.	contaminated needle
		c.	mosquito bites
		d.	from mother to unborn child

	9.	Which sexually transmitted disease has neither a cure nor a vaccine?

		a.	hepatitis B
		b.	gonorrhea
		c.	HIV/AIDS
		d.	syphilis

	10.	What is one of the easiest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of pathogens?

		a.	washing your hands often
		b.	staying away from ticks and biting insects
		c.	staying away from people who are sick
		d.	keeping your hands away from your face