Causes Common Infections/Illnesses Modes of Transmission Symptoms Skin Conditions/Irritants
10
What is an organism or infectious agent that can potentially cause disease?
Germ
10
What is highly contagious? The symptoms include: cough, runny nose, pinkeye and rash.
measles
10
What is it called when I'm spread from person to person?
direct contact
10
What is brightly flushed cheeks in a child a sign of?
fever
10
What is an infestation of hair/scalp?
lice
20
What is the germ that can cause athlete's foot or ringworm?
fungi
20
What is a condition that causes the lining of the eye to be inflamed?
pink eye
20
What is it called when infected particles are sneezed or coughed into the air and inhaled by another person?
airborne transmission
20
What is sometimes presented as a flushing on the skin - more than just bright cheeks?
rash
20
What is a skin infection caused by mites that burrow into skin?
scabies
30
What is a germ that likes to invade human tissues and cause illness but rarely causes serious medical complications?
virus
30
What is a highly contagious and dangerous bacterial disease - especially for infants? The symptoms include fits of uncontrollable coughing.
pertussis/whooping cough
30
What is it called when contaminated fluid from coughs or sneezes land on another's eyes, nose, or mouth?
droplet transmission
30
What is something that most people do not like to clean up?
vomit
30
What can cause infection if skin is broken?
bite wounds
40
What is an infectious germ that can cause illness but sometimes is good for digestion. It is a major cause of disease and death worldwide.
bacteria
40
What is a common childhood condition characterized by an itchy rash that progresses from head to toe.
chicken pox
40
What is it called when infections spread by contamination with blood or body fluids?
blood borne transmissions
40
What is often a common symptom of a cold or flu - a response to a throat irritant?
cough
40
What is known to cause infection and disease (MRSA)?
staph infections
50
What is an illness that causes a child to sound like a seal? It's a common upper respiratory infection.
croup






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