Biology again

Question 1

Diseases caused by invading pathogens

Answer 1

Infectious

Question 2

Diseases caused by aging, genetics, or lack of nutrition.

Answer 2

Noninfectious

Question 3

Any condition that interferes with the normal functions of the body

Answer 3

Disease

Question 4

Diseases in which tissues and organs gradually lose their ability to function properly

Answer 4

Degenerative diseases

Question 5

Most common immunological diseases

Answer 5

Allergies

Question 6

Diseases caused by malfunctions of the immune
system

Answer 6

Immunological diseases

Question 7

A chemical messenger that white blood cells produce when invading microorganisms enter the body.

Answer 7

Histamine

Question 8

Substance that stimulates your body to develop an acuired immunity to a disease.

Answer 8

Vaccine

Question 9

A person who displays no symptoms of a disease but harbors the pathogens in his body and can pass them on to infect others

Answer 9

Carrier

Question 10

A term for when a disease spreads rapidly and extensively among a population.

Answer 10

Epidemic