a pathogen passed on during mosquito bites

The virulence of an infectious disease is a measure of

the amount of damage the disease does to the host

HIV is a type of retrovirus. This means that the virus

incorporates its DNA into the host cell’s DNA

A communicable human disease is one which

is infectious and is transmitted from person to person

chemical produced by the body in response to a foreign thing

Which of the following is not true of HIV? HIV

can be passed from person to person via saliva

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Year 9 Human Body 2

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1
Malaria is caused by
a defect in the circulatory system
a pathogen passed on during mosquito bites
poor diet
parasitic worms
2
Which of the following is a symptom of a disease?
A fever
A blood test
Bacteria
An epidemic
3
Which of the following pathogens is usually the smallest?
Protozoan
Fluke
Bacterium
Virus
4
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Mumps
Measles
Influenza
Botulism
5
The virulence of an infectious disease is a measure of
how many people in a population suffer from the disease
the amount of damage the disease does to the host
how long the symptoms take to appear after infection
the ease with which the disease is transmitted to others
6
HIV is a type of retrovirus. This means that the virus
incorporates its DNA into the host cell’s DNA
is transmitted by body fluids
does not survive well outside the body
originated in a non-human organism
7
Which of the following diseases is not directly related to the heart or bloodvessels?
Hypertension
Diabetes
Arteriosclerosis
Angina
8
A communicable human disease is one which
affects large numbers of people in a given population
is caused by an environmental factor
is inherited
is infectious and is transmitted from person to person
9
An antibody is a
type of white blood cell that can destroy some pathogens
drug produced to treat bacterial infection
chemical produced by the body in response to a foreign thing
foreign substance that causes the body to produce antigens
10
The pathogen for a particular infectious disease is the organism which
suffers from the disease
causes the disease
carries the disease-causing organism from host to host
acts as a host of the parasite causing the disease
11
A tumour with cells that are rapidly dividing is called
Divided
Malignant
Benign
Permanent
12
Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
Measles
Chickenpox
Ringworm
AIDS
13
Which of the following is an infectious disease?
Obesity
Haemophilia
Diabetes
Mumps
14
Which of the following is a natural method of disease control used by thehuman body?
Antibiotics
Leucocytes
Immunisation with a vaccine containing antibodies
Immunisation with a vaccine containing live organisms
15
Which of the following is not true of HIV? HIV
can be passed from person to person via saliva
does not survive well outside the body
is diagnosed by a blood test
destroys T4 lymphocyte cells

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