Water-Related Diseases Quiz

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Which type of diseases are spread through water supplies like cholera and typhoid?

  • Water-vectored Diseases
  • Waterborne Diseases (correct)
  • Water-based Diseases
  • Water-washed Diseases

Which disease is spread through lack of water for personal hygiene, such as E.coli or salmonella?

  • Waterborne Diseases
  • Water-washed Diseases (correct)
  • Water-vectored Diseases
  • Water-based Diseases

Which disease is transmitted through contaminated water and is prevalent in developing countries?

  • Pseudomonas
  • Typhoid (correct)
  • Salmonella
  • E.coli

Which of the following diseases is transmitted through an aquatic invertebrate host?

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Which type of diseases are spread by insects that depend on water, such as malaria?

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Which type of disease can be spread from person to person, animal to person, or through the environment?

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What is the smallest and simplest life form that can cause upper respiratory infections?

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Which microorganism is simple, one-celled, and can be found everywhere, with not all of them being harmful?

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Which type of disease cannot be spread from person to person?

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Which type of disease thrives in warm, moist environments and cannot make its own food?

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Which of the following diseases can be spread from animal to man?

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Which type of pathogens are described as the smallest and simplest life form?

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Where do fungi thrive according to the text?

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What are non-communicable diseases according to the text?

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What are bacteria according to the text?

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Which type of disease can be spread from person to person, animal to person, or through the environment?

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What are non-communicable diseases according to the text?

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What are bacteria according to the text?

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Which type of disease thrives in warm, moist environments and cannot make its own food?

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What is the smallest and simplest life form that can cause upper respiratory infections?

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Which type of diseases can be directly or indirectly transmitted from man to man, from animal to man, or from the environment to man?

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What is the characteristic of a non-communicable disease?

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Which of the following is a common pathogen causing upper respiratory infections?

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What is a characteristic of bacteria?

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Which type of pathogen cannot make its own food and thrives in warm, moist environments?

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Flashcards

Waterborne Diseases

Diseases spread through contaminated water sources.

Water-washed Diseases

Diseases caused by poor hygiene due to lack of water.

Typhoid

A disease transmitted through contaminated water, common in developing countries.

Guinea worm disease

Spread through an aquatic invertebrate host.

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Water-vectored Diseases

Diseases spread by insects that breed in water.

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Communicable disease

Diseases spread from person to person, animal to person, or through the environment.

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Virus

Smallest, simplest life form, causes respiratory infections.

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Bacteria

Simple, one-celled organisms found everywhere, some are harmless.

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Non-communicable disease

Diseases that cannot be spread from person to person.

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Fungi

Organisms that thrive in warm, moist environments; cannot make their own food.

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Zoonotic disease

Disease spread from animals to humans.

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Viruses

Smallest and simplest life form.

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Fungi thrive

Warm, moist environments.

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Non-communicable diseases

Diseases that cannot be spread from person to person.

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Bacteria

Simple one-celled organisms.

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Communicable disease

Diseases spread from person to person, animal to person, or the environment.

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Non-communicable diseases

Diseases that cannot be spread from person to person.

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Bacteria

Simple one-celled organisms that are not always harmful.

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Fungal disease

Disease thrives in warm, moist environments and cannot make its own food.

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Virus

Simplest life form that can cause upper respiratory infections.

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Communicable diseases

Diseases transmitted from man to man, animal to man, or the environment.

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Non-communicable disease

It cannot be spread from person to person.

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Common pathogen causing upper respiratory infections?

Virus

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Characteristic of bacteria

They are simple one-celled organisms.

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Pathogen that cannot make its own food and thrives in warm, moist environments?

Fungi

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Study Notes

Waterborne Diseases

  • Waterborne diseases include cholera and typhoid, which are spread through contaminated water supplies.

Diseases Spread through Poor Hygiene

  • Diseases like E. coli and Salmonella are spread through a lack of water for personal hygiene.

Diseases Prevalent in Developing Countries

  • Contaminated water is a major cause of disease in developing countries.

Diseases Transmitted through Aquatic Hosts

  • Diseases can be transmitted through aquatic invertebrate hosts, such as snails.

Insect-Vector Diseases

  • Malaria is an example of a disease spread by insects that depend on water.

Types of Disease Transmission

  • Diseases can be spread from person to person, animal to person, or through the environment.

Microorganisms

  • Bacteria are simple, one-celled microorganisms that can be found everywhere, but not all are harmful.
  • The smallest and simplest life form that can cause upper respiratory infections is a virus.

Characteristics of Pathogens

  • Fungi thrive in warm, moist environments and cannot make their own food.
  • Bacteria are characterized by their ability to make their own food.

Non-Communicable Diseases

  • Non-communicable diseases cannot be spread from person to person.

Communicable Diseases

  • Communicable diseases can be directly or indirectly transmitted from man to man, from animal to man, or from the environment to man.

Characteristics of Communicable Diseases

  • A characteristic of communicable diseases is that they can be spread from one host to another.

Upper Respiratory Infections

  • A common pathogen causing upper respiratory infections is a virus.

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