Chapter 18 1-5 Flashcards

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Communicable disease

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A disease that can be passed to a person from another person, Animal or object

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Disease

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Any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind

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Pathogens

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Disease causing organisms that are so small they can only be seen though a telescope

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Infection

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A condition that occurs when pathogens enter the body, multiply and cause harm

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Viruses

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Smallest pathogens

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Bacteria

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Tiny one celled organisms

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Fungi

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Organisms that are more complex than bacteria but cannot make their own food

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Protozoa

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One celled organisms that are more complex that bacteria

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Vector

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Organism, such as a insect, that transmits pathogens

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Hygiene

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Cleanliness

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Immune system

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Combination of body defenses made up of the cells, tissues, and organs that fight off pathogens

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Immunity

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Body’s ability to resist the germs that cause a particular disease

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Inflammation

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The body’s response to injury or disease, resulting I. A condition of swelling, pain, heat, and redness

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Lymphatic system

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Secondary system that helps the body fight pathogens and maintains its fluid balance

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Lymphocytes

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The white blood cells in the lymphatic system

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Antigen

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Any substance released by invading pathogens

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Antibodies

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Proteins that attach to antigens keeping them from harming the body

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Vaccine

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A preparation of dead or weakend pathogens that causes the immune system to produce antibodies

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Contagious period

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The length of time that a particular disease can be spread from person to person

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Mononucleosis

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Viral disease charteriszed by a severe sore in the throat and swelling of the lymph glands in the neck and around the throat area

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Hepatitis

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Viral disease of the liver charterizied by yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes

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Tuberculosis

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Bacteria, affects lungs

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Pneumonia

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Inflammation of the lungs

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Strap throat

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Sore throat. Streptococcal

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STDs
Infections that are spread from person to person though sexual contact
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HIV
Virus that cause aids
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Aids
Deadly disease, interferes with the body natural ability to fight infection
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Opportunistic infection
Rarely occurs In healthy person
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Carrier
Carriers disease