Question

question 7
most of the ___ diseases do not have an effective treatment.
a bacterial
b viral
c fungal
question 8
match the diseases with the method of contractin
prompts
1 lyme disease
2 african sleeping sickness
3 aids
4 chlamydia
5 botulism
6 anthrax
inhalation, contact with skin, or ingestion of contaminated food
eating infected nervous tissue
mosquito bite
sexual contact
tick bite
eating contaminated food
tsetse fly bite
select match
select match

Explanation:

• Question 7: Viral diseases often lack effective treatments compared to bacterial (antibiotics) or fungal (antifungal drugs) ones. For example, common cold (viral) has no cure, while bacterial pneumonia can be treated with antibiotics.
• Question 8:
• Lyme Disease: Caused by bacteria transmitted by tick bites.
• African Sleeping Sickness: Caused by a parasite transmitted by tsetse fly bites.
• AIDS (HIV): Transmitted through sexual contact (among other ways like blood - blood contact).
• Chlamydia: A sexually transmitted bacterial infection.
• Botulism: Caused by toxins from bacteria, often due to eating contaminated food.
• Anthrax: Can be contracted through inhalation, skin contact, or ingestion of contaminated materials.

Answer:

• Question 7: B. Viral
• Question 8:
• 1. Tick bite
• 2. Tsetse Fly bite
• 3. Sexual contact
• 4. Sexual contact
• 5. Eating contaminated food
• 6. Inhalation, contact with skin, or ingestion of contaminated food