Chapter 12 Test: Infectious Disease

Part I: Multiple Choice 4 points each

1. Non-infectious diseases are diseases that are caused by pathogens.
a. True
b. False
2. Malaria is controlled in which way?
a) Avoid being bitten by mosquitoes
b) Reducing by the number of mosquitoes
c) Using drugs to prevent the parasites from infecting
d) All of the above
3. Cholera is caused by
a. Bacteria
b. Virus
c. protist
d. all of the above
4. What solution can help control cholera to rehydrate the body
a) salt and water
b) sugar and salt
c) glucose and salt
d) glucose and water
5. An organism that carries a disease from one person to the other or from an animal to a human is
known as a?
a) carrier
b) Infectious disease
c) Vector
d) None of the above
6. If people are continually re-infected by different strains of malaria they become immune.
a. True
b. False
7. Cholera has a _______ risk following natural disasters like that earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons
and floods.
a. High
b. Medium
c. Constant
d. Low
8. What is the pathogen for HIV/AIDs
a. Human immunodeficiency virus
b. Vibrio cholera
c. Variola Virus
d. Plasmodium
9. All of these type of infectious disease are caused by a virus except
a. Measles
b. Small pox
c. Tuberculosis
d. HIV/AIDs
10. Which cells control the immune systems response to infection
a. Red blood cells
b. T helper lymphocytes
c. Cancer cells
d. Skin cell
11. How is HIV/AIDs is transmitted?
a. Contaminated water
b. Airborne droplets
c. A female Anopheles mosquito
d. In Semen and vaginal fluids during sexual intercourse
12. What is the pathogen for tuberculosis?
a. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
b. Variola Virus
c. Human immunodeficiency virus
d. Vibrio Cholera
13. Which is the leading cause of death in HIV positive people?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Diarrhea
c. Malaria
d. Common cold
14. What is a method of transmission for tuberculosis?
a. Airborne droplets
b. Infected blood or blood products
c. Insects
d. Breast milk
15. In what parts of the world does tuberculosis happen in?
a. South East Asia
b. Africa
c. Worldwide
d. America

Part II: Essays
1. What is the transmission cycle and how does a pathogen pass from one host to the other? 20 pt





2. Define the term disease and explain differences between infectious disease and non infectious
disease. Provide an example of each. 20 pt


Answer Key to Chapter 12
Multiple Choice:
1. False
2. All of the above
3. Bacteria
4. Glucose and Salt
5. Vector
6. True
7. High
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. D
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. C

Short Answer Question:
1. A transmission cycle is the way in which a pathogen passes from one host to the other. Some
people may spread a pathogen even if they might not have the disease themselves. This may
happen due to the lack of symptoms and can be very hard for there to be a trace of where it
comes from; these people are known as carriers. Control methods try to break transmission
cycles by removing the conditions that favor the spread the spread of the pathogen however the
control method is only possible when the cause of the disease and its method is transmitted.
Breakdown:
Defining transmission 10 pts
Different ways they pathogen is passed- 10 pts
2. Disease is an illness or disorder of the body or mind that leads to poor health. Each disease is
associated with a set of symptoms. Being hard to define, there are two different types of
disease: infectious and non infectious disease. The main difference between infectious and non
infectious disease is that infectious diseases are caused by pathogens.
Examples of Infectious Disease: Cholera, malaria, HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis, Small pox, measles
Examples of Non-Infectious Disease: Lung cancer, coronary heart disease (CHD), asthma,
Alzheimers disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, mental disease, dementia, bone,
joint and muscle disorder.
Breakdown:
Definition of disease-10 pts
Non infectious disease- 4 pts
Infectious disease- 4 pts
Example of infectious disease- 1 pt
Examples of non-infectious disease- 1 pt