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1. What is the most severe type of flu that can occur in animals and humans?

Type B
Type C
Type A
The flu does not occur in animals

2. What animal was the first flu virus discovered in?

Bird
Hog
Horse
none of the above

3. What was the worst outbreak of flu in 1918 and 1919 called?

Spanish Flu
Japanese Flu
American Flu
all of the above

4. What are some defects babies are born to mothers with Rubella have?

mental retardation, glaucoma, & deafness
heart problems & pneumonia
physical deformities
none of the above

5. True or False: The vaccine for Rubella can be given to anyone.

True
False

6. How is Rubella passed?

direct contact
contact with contaminated bodily fluids
It's airborne
It's not contagious

7. MS affects what body system?

respiratory
gastrointestinal
central nervous system
all of the above

8. True or False: Women are more at risk than men to get MS.

True
False

9. What type of doctor specializes in the study of the brain?

cardiologist
podiatrist
optometrist
neurologist

10. True or False: People having asthma attacks find it more difficult to inhale.

True
False

11. Asthma is what kind of disorder?

neuralgic
respiratory
immune
digestive

12. True or False: Asthma can be fatal.

True
False

13. True or False: Older people usually get polio, not children.

True
False

14. Polio starts with a minor illness similar to what virus?

common cold
flu
asthma
pneumonia

15. How many different types of polio vaccines are there?

2
5
3
1

16. How many kinds of antibodies are there?

1
2
10
thousands

17. Which is the "bad guy"?

B cells
antigens
antibodies
lymph nodes

18. Which produces antibodies?

B cells
lymphocytes
T cells
macrophages

19. True or False: All antigens are bad.

True
False

20. What do killer T cells do?

kill other T cells
produce antibodies
kill antigens
help lymph nodes

21. What is like a strainer for invaders?

lymph nodes
macrophages
antigens
lymphocytes

22. True or False: Scientists know how to manipulate the immune system.

True
False

23. True or False: It is possible to be born without an immune system.

True
False

24. True or False: Your immune system can fail.

True
False

25. True or False: You could die of the common cold without an immune system.

True
False

26. True or False: Helper T cells kill B cells.

True
False

27. What does AIDS stand for?

Acquired Immune Defense System
Acute Idiot Dud Syndrome
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Inward Deficiency System

28. What does the AIDS virus attack?

B cells
other viruses
antigens
T cells

29. True or False: You can get HIV by direct contact (such a hugging) with an infected person.

True
False

30. True or False: Swollen glands, unusual white spots in the mouth, and frequent diarrhea are all symptoms of AIDS.

True
False

31. What must AIDS do before it can hurt you?

get in your bloodstream
get to your brain
show up on a test
none of the above

32. What does HIV stand for?

Humans in Vehicles
Human Immune Thingy
High Immune Virus
none of the above