A protein produced by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects like bacteria and viruses.
Antibody
Diseases such as yellow fever, chicken pox, and ebola are caused by which pathogen?
Virus
Would a traditional cold and flu season in a region count as an outbreak?
No
Which is smaller, an outbreak, an epidemic, or a pandemic?
Outbreak
Would antibiotics help someone with ebola?
no
What is the primary method of transmission for malaria?
vector
True or false: Pandemics are always caused by a contagious illness.
True
A carrier organism that transmits diseases to others.
vector
widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Epidemic
Which pathogen is this?
Virus
Ringworm Athlete's Foot Valley Fever are all caused by
fungus
Which scientist discovered that specific microbes cause specific diseases?
Koch
The father of epidemiology
John Snow
Microorganisms that can cause disease.
Pathogen
What was Osmosis on Osmosis Jones?
white blood cell
Which pathogen caused the black death?
Bacteria (yersinia pestis)
If a flu outbreak affects a small community, would that be considered a pandemic or an epidemic?
epidemic
What 2 parts must a virus have?
genetic material and a protein coat
Lyme Disease Strep Throat Tuberculosis are all caused by
bacteria
When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).
direct contact
The body's defense against infections and disease.
Immune system
The theory of disease believed prior to germ theory.
Miasma theory