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The common cold, the flu, and HIV are examples of what agent?
Virus
If you think a friend or loved one is suffering from an eating disorder, what should you do?
Tell a trusted adult and talk with your friend or loved one and encourage him/her to get help.
What is the best medical treatment for a bacterial infection?
Antibiotics
What are tiny single-celled organisms that can cause disease called?
Bacteria
Which class of energy giving nutrients are made up of amino acids?
Proteins
What behavior wouldn’t put someone at risk for HIV?
holding hands
What is an STI that is considered a viral infection?
HPV (1)
What would make someone be at the highest risk for contracting and spreading HIV/AIDS?
sexual intercourse with an infected person
Which nutrient makes up over 60% of our bodies?
Water
What do you call any agent that causes an infection or disease?
Pathogen
What are the 3 most common bacterial STIs?
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis
What is “a diet that requires a major change in eating habits and promises quick weight loss”?
Fad diet
What is gender identity?
How you understand yourself- as “male” or “female”
Which STI has a vaccine that is given by 3 injections?
HPV (2)
What is the first stage of infection called?
Incubation
Which eating disorder is characterized by binging and purging?
Bulimia Nervosa
What is the sequence for the Chain of Infection?
Agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry, New Host
What is NOT an important part of a healthy weight management program?
Diet Supplements
When is a person classified as having AIDS (in terms of t-cell count)?
When their t-cell count is below 200
How many basic nutrients are there in food that provide energy and are necessary for life and growth?
6 (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water)
What are the physical dangers/damage eating disorders can result in?
organ failure, severe dehydration, heart irregularities
What is the belief that heterosexuality is superior or the norm known as?
Heterosexism
Infectious disease can be caused by what?
viruses, parasites, fungi, bacteria
What is an STI that is considered a bacterial infection?
Chlamydia
Which eating disorder involved self-starvation or eating very little?
Anorexia Nervosa
What does the AIDS virus attack that allows infections, cancers, and other diseases to multiply?
Immune System (1)
What is sexual orientation defined as?
A person’s sense of who he/she feels sexually and emotionally attracted to.
What are ways a person can contract an STI?
sharing needles, not using protection, and direct skin to skin contact
What is “the proportion of body weight that is lean tissue compared to fat tissue” known as?
Body Composition
Which nutrient is made up of fat soluble and water soluble?
Vitamins
What is a broad term for anyone who challenged traditional gender roles?
Transgender
What is one way you can minimize the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS?
Abstinence (1)
What is “the body you are born with; determined by your reproductive or sexual anatomy, chromosomes, and hormones you produce” known as?
Biological Sex
Which viral STI increases a woman’s risk of developing cervical cancer?
HPV (3)
Which nutrient should make up 25-35% of the total daily caloric intake of teenagers?
Fats
What is homophobia defined as?
Dislike, fear, or bias against homosexuality
What does HIV stand for?
Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus
What are 4 body fluids that transmit HIV?
Breast milk, blood, semen, vaginal fluids
What is nutrition defined as?
The science or study of food and the ways in which the body uses food.
What ways can sexually transmitted diseases be spread?
Sexual contact, direct contact with open sores, and mother to baby before or after birth
Which part of your body helps fight off infections?
Immune System (2)
Which class of nutrients includes sugars, starches, and fiber?
Carbohydrates
What is the best way to prevent contracting and spreading an STI?
Abstinence (2)
What is “the state of not having enough of a nutrient to maintain good health” called?
Nutrient deficiency
What is another name for compulsive overeating?
Binge Eating
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