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Pathogens are microorganisms that can cause disease.
Are these diseases classed as communicable or non-communicable diseases?
communicable diseases
non-communicable diseases
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What is a pathogen?
a microorganism that can cause disease
any factor that increases the risk of disease
any organism that causes disease
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Name the four types of pathogen.
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Which of the following methods are examples of direct transmission?
(Select all that apply)
airborne droplets
contaminated objects
direct contact
vectors
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Which mode of transmission involves pathogens being transferred through other organisms such as mosquitoes?
food and drinking water
airborne droplets
vectors
direct contact
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What is the name of the pathogen that causes cholera?
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Cholera is transmitted via contaminated food and .
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Which of the following types of pathogen cause malaria?
protoctist
virus
bacterium
fungus
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Which of the following organisms acts a vector for malaria?
mosquitoes
fleas
rats
greenflies
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What is the name of the pathogen that causes AIDS?
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What are two ways in which HIV can be transmitted from one person to another?
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Which of the following types of pathogen cause tuberculosis?
bacteria
fungi
protoctists
viruses
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Tuberculosis can be spread from to humans in meat and milk.
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