What You Need To Know About Infectious Disease
What do you know about infectious disease?
True or False: Infection with a pathogen (a disease-causing microbe) does not necessarily lead to disease.
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Infection occurs when viruses, bacteria, or other microbes enter your body and begin to multiply. Disease follows when the cells in your body are damaged as a result of infection, and signs and symptoms of an illness appear.
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Infection occurs when viruses, bacteria, or other microbes enter your body and begin to multiply. Disease follows when the cells in your body are damaged as a result of infection, and signs and symptoms of an illness appear.
For which of the following diseases do we currently lack an effective vaccine for prevention?
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Although there are treatments available in the form of antivirals, we still currently lack a vaccine for HIV.
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Although there are treatments available in the form of antivirals, we still currently lack a vaccine for HIV.
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Although there are treatments available in the form of antivirals, we still currently lack a vaccine for HIV.
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Although there are treatments available in the form of antivirals, we still currently lack a vaccine for HIV.
Which of the following is not a viral disease:
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Trichinosis is not a viral disease. It is caused by a helminth (parasitic worm) found in undercooked meat, not by a virus.
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Trichinosis is not a viral disease. It is caused by a helminth (parasitic worm) found in undercooked meat, not by a virus.
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Trichinosis is not a viral disease. It is caused by a helminth (parasitic worm) found in undercooked meat, not by a virus.
True or False: Most infectious diseases are not impacted by changes in the environment.
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Most infectious diseases are impacted by changes in the environment. Malaria, dengue, and viral encephalitis infections, for example, are highly sensitive to environmental changes.
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Most infectious diseases are impacted by changes in the environment. Malaria, dengue, and viral encephalitis infections, for example, are highly sensitive to environmental changes.
True or False: Scientists believe that hot weather may speed up both the breeding cycle of mosquitoes and replication of the virus in insects’ guts.
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Scientists believe that hot weather may speed up both the breeding cycle of mosquitoes and replication of the virus in insects’ guts.
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Scientists believe that hot weather may speed up both the breeding cycle of mosquitoes and replication of the virus in insects’ guts.
True or False: If you have a cold or the flu, taking antibiotics will help treat the infection.
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Antibiotics only work on bacterial infections, not viral infections such as influenza and the common cold. In fact, inappropriate use and overuse of antibiotics contributes to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria.
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Antibiotics only work on bacterial infections, not viral infections such as influenza and the common cold. In fact, inappropriate use and overuse of antibiotics contributes to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria.
Which of the following is a bacterial infection?
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Strep throat is a bacterial infection. Hookworm is caused by a parasite and chickenpox and influenza are both caused by viruses.
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Strep throat is a bacterial infection. Hookworm is caused by a parasite and chickenpox and influenza are both caused by viruses.
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Strep throat is a bacterial infection. Hookworm is caused by a parasite and chickenpox and influenza are both caused by viruses.
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Strep throat is a bacterial infection. Hookworm is caused by a parasite and chickenpox and influenza are both caused by viruses.
About how many airline passengers cross international borders daily?
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An estimated 1.8 million airline passengers cross international borders daily, creating routes by which human infections can radiate around the world within hours.
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An estimated 1.8 million airline passengers cross international borders daily, creating routes by which human infections can radiate around the world within hours.
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An estimated 1.8 million airline passengers cross international borders daily, creating routes by which human infections can radiate around the world within hours.
True or False: The clearing and settlement of tropical rainforests has exposed woodcutters, farmers, and ecotourists to new vector-borne diseases.
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The clearing and settlement of rainforests has exposed woodcutters, farmers, and ecotourists to new vector-borne diseases.
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The clearing and settlement of tropical rainforests has exposed woodcutters, farmers, and ecotourists to new vector-borne diseases.
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An organism (usually an arthropod such as a flea, mosquito, or tick) that carries an infectious agent from one host to another.
