Practice: Which of the following would be considered a sign of a disease or infection?
Concept #1: Intro to Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Concept #2: Communicable vs. Noncommunicable Diseases
Practice: Which of the following would be considered a sign of a disease or infection?
Practice: Diseases or infections that can be transmitted from one individuals to another are categorized as what types of diseases?
Practice: Which of the following illnesses is an example of a noncommunicable disease?
Practice: Determine if the diseases below are communicable or noncommunicable diseases.
A. Communicable Disease. B. Noncommunicable Disease.
_____ 1) Lung Cancer. _____ 3) HIV. _____ 5) Diabetes.
_____ 2) Measles. _____ 4) Stroke. _____ 6) Covid-19.
Practice: Pathogens that are very virulent are more likely to cause disease than pathogens that are less virulent (Virulence: the ability of a pathogen to cause and infection/disease). The infectious dose for Virus X is must lower than the infectious dose of Virus Y. Which virus is more virulent?
Concept #3: Primary vs. Secondary Infections
Practice: Opportunistic pathogens are least likely to infect which of the following groups of people?
Concept #4: Virulence
Practice: Characteristics of a pathogen that promote pathogenicity are called:
Practice: Virulent pathogens are:
Practice: Which of the following pathogen characteristics may be considered virulence factor(s)?
Practice: An encapsulated bacterium can be a virulent pathogen because the capsule:
Practice: Which of the following is a true statement?
