Immunization Quiz 1

Question 0

What is the purpose of a dose schedule and why do doctors rely on it?

Answer 0

A dose schedule tells you when you should get a vaccine, what age to get a vaccine, and make sure you get the right amount of dosages.

Question 1

What are the risks of not being vaccinated?

Answer 1

You can obtain many different diseases which often result in serious complications.

Question 2

Measles

Answer 2

Itchy, red spots

Question 3

Glaucoma

Answer 3

Pressure in the eye, more common in older people

Question 4

Pertussis

Answer 4

Whooping cough

Question 5

Tetanus

Answer 5

Lock jaw, joint pain

Question 6

Diptheria

Answer 6

Severe throat infection

Question 7

Varicella

Answer 7

Chicken pox

Question 8

Influenza

Answer 8

Flu

Question 9

Mumps

Answer 9

Swollen glands

Question 10

Polio

Answer 10

Paralysis

Question 11

Rubella

Answer 11

German measles

Question 12

Bacteria infections can be treated with _______.

Answer 12

Antibiotics

Question 13

Viral infections can’t be treated with _______.

Answer 13

Antibiotics

Question 14

What do immunizations do?

Answer 14

You are injected with a small dead version of the disease. Your body can build antibodies so that if you meet the real disease again, your body will fight it off.

Question 15

Why wouldn’t you get your child vaccinated?

Answer 15

The parents might be worried about what the vaccine will do to them. The child might have side effects, cause a problem, or actually get the real disease from the vaccination.

Question 16

________ are microorganisms that cause diseases

Answer 16

Pathogens

Question 17

What are the four most common pathogens?

Answer 17

• virus
• bacteria
• fungi
• parasites

Question 18

Give some info about viruses.

Answer 18

• are the smallest

- no cure; cannot be treated with antibiotics

Question 19

Give some info about bacteria.

Answer 19

• are infections

- can be treated with antibiotics

Question 20

Give some info about parasites.

Answer 20

• Organisms that live on other things

- found in water

Question 21

Give some info about fungi.

Answer 21

• can be treated with OTC or prescription medicines

Question 22

Give some examples of viruses.

Answer 22

• flu
• cold
• HIV
• AIDS

Question 23

Give some examples of bacteria.

Answer 23

• sinus infection

- ear infection

Question 24

Give some examples of parasites.

Answer 24

- lice - ticks - fleas

Question 25

Give some examples of fungi.

Answer 25

- ringworm | - Athlete's Foot

Question 26

What are some ways to use medical drugs to prevent or kill these pathogens?

Answer 26

- prevention (vitamins/vaccines) - cure diseases (antibiotics) - treatment (chemo, asthma)

Question 27

Some of the weakened or dead microorganisms that are put into the body to cause the Immune System to produce antibiotics to fight the disease

Answer 27

Vaccinations

Question 28

What was the fist disease eliminated?

Answer 28

Small pox

Question 29

Immunizations protect you ________ you are exposed to the virus.

Answer 29

Before

Question 30

Immunization will not protect you __________ you have been exposed.

Answer 30

After