4-health+and+illness

health and illness

1. Flu and chickenpox are illnesses caused by _ a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) **Viruses** d) Microbes

2. According to the origin of diseases, they can be: a)acute, chronic b)endemic, epidemic, sporadic c)i**nfectious, non infectious** d)terminal, painful

3.The illnesses that affect only people from a specific area are called: a)acute b**)endemic** c)epidemic d)Sporadic

__4.__ What is multiple sclerosis? a) i s a group of metabolic disorders which affects a person producing high sugar levels on the blood over a prolonged period of time because the pancreas does not produce the insulin properly. c) illness which is characterized by memory loss and usually occurs in people of advanced age. d) hardening of an organ or tissue due to a dicrease of the conncective tissues.
 * b) hardening of an organ or tissue due to an increase of the connective tissues. **

5. Malaria is an illness caused by: a) fungi b) virus c) bacteria d) **protozoans**

6. It is used when someone is choking. a) heimlich technique b) CPR c) vaccine d) **heimlich maneuver**

7. It i s an example of a non-infectious disease:

a) tetanus b) **cancer** c) mononucleosis d) athlete´s foot

8. Microbes are ___ species. These include bacteria, protozoans and certain fungi and algae.

a) **Unicelular** b)Multicelular c) Illness d) All are false

9. Definition of Chronic illness:

a) Type of illness that appears rapidly and does not last a long time. b) Infections caused by different agents that affect health and cause illnesses. c) ** T ype of illness that can appear slowly and last a long time. Some of them never disappear. ** d) All are false.

10. Why is it important to have a habit of prevention?

a) Because only help us to maintain a good health. b) **Because it helps us to maintain a good health and avoid illnesses.** c)It isn’t necessary to have a habit of prevention. d) All are false.

11. Definition of nervious system:

a)Is the part that coordinates its actions by transmitting signals to and from different parts of body.
b)is responsible for delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the tissue in the organs. All cells in the body require oxygen for cellular reactions. c)the part of the body that processes gas exchange. When the body inhales, the air fills the lungs.

d)false, only flu
19. Vaccines are medicines injected to healthy people to protect them from developing infectious diseases.They contain_,in a weak or dead state ,to help the body with the recognition of these agents and fight them.

a)virus that cause a certain disease b**)the agents that cause a certain disease** c)virus and agents that causes a certain disease d)all the answers are incorrect.