Microbial Diseases
Biology ⇒ Microorganisms and Microbiology
Microbial Diseases starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the main differences between bacterial and viral diseases.
Describe the role of antibiotics in the treatment of bacterial diseases.
Describe the role of personal hygiene in preventing microbial diseases.
Describe two ways in which microbial diseases can be transmitted from person to person.
Explain how vaccines help prevent microbial diseases.
Explain the difference between endemic, epidemic, and pandemic diseases.
Explain why antibiotic resistance is a major concern in the treatment of microbial diseases.
Explain why handwashing is effective in preventing the spread of many microbial diseases.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan? (1) Influenza (2) Malaria (3) Tuberculosis (4) Measles
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus? (1) Tuberculosis (2) Influenza (3) Typhoid (4) Cholera
Which of the following is a common method for diagnosing bacterial infections? (1) Blood culture (2) X-ray (3) MRI (4) Ultrasound
Which of the following is a common symptom of influenza? (1) High fever (2) Skin ulcers (3) Paralysis (4) Jaundice
Fill in the blank: The disease ________ is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani.
Fill in the blank: The disease ________ is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Fill in the blank: The disease ________ is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Fill in the blank: The disease ________ is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica.
True or False: All microbial diseases are contagious.
True or False: All protozoan diseases are transmitted by insect vectors.
True or False: All viruses contain both DNA and RNA as genetic material.
True or False: Fungi can cause both superficial and systemic infections in humans.
