BCD Flashcards
Contagious
A spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact.
Disease
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that has a known cause and a distinctive group of symptoms, signs, or anatomical changes.
Epidemic
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Immunize
make a person or animal resistant to a particular infectious disease or pathogen, typically by vaccination.
Public Health
The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
infect
affect a person, organism, cell, etc.with a disease-causing organism.
protect
keep safe from harm or injury.
symptom
a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
vaccine
a substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen, typically prepared from an inactivated or weakened form of the causative agent or from its constituents or products.
virus
an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
spread
open out something so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.
avoid
keep away from or stop oneself from doing something
crisis
a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger
fatal
overwhelm
mystery
Invaders
contain
expose
rare
assign
confirm
determine
immune system
