Diseases Flashcards
(16 cards)
Dendritic cells retain the memory of the pathogens destroyed previously
True
Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be developed
True
All types of infections can be treated with a specific antibiotic
False
Stagnant water favours the breeding of mosquitoes
True
Health
A state or being well enough to function well physically, mentally, and socially
—— is a protozoan that causes the disease ——
Plasmodium; malaria
Anthrax caused by
Bacteria
Common cold caused by
Virus
Vectors
Organisms carrying infectious agents from a sick person to another potential host
Infectious agents are caused by
Pathogens
Choose the causative agent of: cholera
V cholerae
Choose the causative agent of: malaria
Plasmodium
Rabies has vaccine with
Killed germs
Tuberculosis has vaccine with
Live weakened germs
Small pox has vaccine with
Live toxic germs
Match following diseases with their vectors: malaria, dengue, plague
Anopheles, Aedes, flea