Health Chapter 18 Flashcards
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A disease that be passed to a person from another person, animal, or object
Communicable disease
Any condition that interferes with the proper function of the body and mind
Disease
Disease-causing organisms that are so small they can only be seen with a microscope
Pathogens
A condition that occurs when pathogens enter your body, multiply, and cause harm
Infection
The smallest pathogen
Virus
Tiny one-celled organisms
Bacteria
Organisms that are more complex than bacteria but cannot make their own food
Fungi
One-celled organisms that are more complex than bacteria
Protozoa
An organism such as an insect that transmits pathogens
Vector
Cleanliness
Hygiene
A combination of your body defenses made up of cells, tissue, and organs that fight off pathogens
Immune system
Your body’s ability to resist the germs that cause a particular disease
Immunity
The body’s response to injury or disease, resulting in swelling, pain, heat, and redness
Inflammation
Secondary circulatory system that helps the body fight pathogens
Lymphatic system
White blood cels in the lymphatic system
Lymphocytes
Substance released by an invading pathogen
Antigen
Proteins that attach to the antigens keeping them from harming the body
Antibodies
A perpetration of dead or weakened pathogens that cause the immune system to produce antibodies
Vaccine
The length of time that a particular disease can be spread from person to person
Contagious period
A viral disease characterized by a severe sore throat and a swelling of the lymph glands in the neck and around the throat area
Mononucleosis
Viral disease of the liver characterized by yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes
Hepatitis
A bacterial disease that usually effects the lungs
Tuberculosis
Serious inflammation of the lungs
Pueumonia
A sore throat caused by streptococcal bacteria
Strep throat
