test 40- prepositions Flashcards
• diseases can spread to another person through direct contact …. the patient.
a) by
b) with
c) of
b) with ✔️
• infection may be carried in water contaminated …. sewage.
a) on
b) from
c) by
c) by ✔️
• malaria is transmitted …. the bite of a mosquito.
a) by
b) against
c) from
a) by ✔️
• toxins released …. the blood circulation may produce fever.
a) to
b) down
c) into
c) into ✔️
• a rash is probably due …. a viral infection.
a) by
b) from
c) to
c) to ✔️
• the severity of the disease depends …. the particular viral strain.
a) about
b) on
c) of
b) on ✔️
• a secondary infection can be treated …. appropriate antibiotics.
a) by
b) with
c) in
b) with ✔️
• there are six patients suffering …. ‘flu’.
a) from
b) of
c) with
a) from ✔️
• patients must be warned …. the dangers of secondary infection.
a) of/from
b) against/from
c) of/about
c) of/about
• the measles rash appears ..(1).. the forehead and then spreads ..(2).. the body.
a) (1) on (2) to/down
b) (1) of (2) into/on
c) (1) in (2) down/on
a) (1) on (2) to/down ✔️
• the german measles rash consists …. pink macules.
a) with
b) of
c) about
b) of ✔️
• girls should be vaccinated …. rubella if they have never had it.
a) by
b) against
c) into
b) against ✔️
• laryngeal spasm may cause difficulty …. swallowing.
a) in
b) from
c) down
a) in ✔️
• antibiotics are effective …. the bordetella pertussis bacillus.
a) about
b) from
c) against
c) against ✔️
• in the past many people died …. smallpox.
a) of/with
b) of/from
c) by/in
b) of/from ✔️
