Vocab For Chapter 18

Question 0

Communicable Disease

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Disease

Answer 1

Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind.

Question 2

Pathogens

Answer 2

Disease-causing organisms that are so small they can only be seen through a microscope.

Question 3

Infection

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Viruses

Answer 4

Are the smallest pathogens.

Question 5

Bacteria

Answer 5

Tiny one-celled organisms.

Question 6

Fungi

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Protozoa

Answer 7

Are one-celled organisms that are more complex than bacteria.

Question 8

Vector

Answer 8

An organism, such as an insect, that transmits pathogens.

Question 9

Hygiene

Answer 9

Or cleanliness.

Question 10

Immune System

Answer 10

Is a combination of body defenses made up of the cells,tissues,and organs that fight off pathogens and disease.

Question 11

Immunity

Answer 11

Your body’s ability to resist the germs that cause a particular disease.

Question 12

Inflammation

Answer 12

Is the body’s response in a condition of swelling,pain,heat,and redness.

Question 13

Lymphatic system

Answer 13

Is a secondary circulatory system that helps the body fight pathogens and maintains its fluid balance.

Question 14

Lymphocytes

Answer 14

The white blood cells in the lymphatic system.

Question 15

Antigen

Answer 15

Any substance released by invading pathogens.

Question 16

Antibodies

Answer 16

Proteins that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body.

Question 17

Vaccine

Answer 17

Is a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that causes the immune system to produce antibodies.

Question 18

Contagious period

Answer 18

Length of time that a particular disease can be spread from person to person.

Question 19

Mononucleosis

Answer 19

Is a viral disease characterized by a sever sore throat and swelling of the lymph glands in the neck and around the throat area.

Question 20

Hepatitis

Answer 20

A viral disease of the liver characterized by yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes.

Question 21

Tuberculosis

Answer 21

Is a bacterial disease that usually affects the lungs.

Question 22

Pneumonia

Answer 22

A serious inflammation of the lungs.

Question 23

Strep Throat

Answer 23

A sore throat caused by streptococcal bacteria.

Question 24

Sexually transmitted diseases

Answer 24

Infections that are spread from person to person through sexual contact.

Question 25

HIV ( human Immunodeficiency virus )

Answer 25

A virus that causes AIDS.

Question 26

AIDS ( acquired immunodeficiency syndrome )

Answer 26

A deadly disease that interferes with the body’s natural ability to fight infection.

Question 27

Opportunistic infection

Answer 27

An infection that rarely occurs in a healthy person.

Question 28

Carrier

Answer 28

A person who appears healthy but is infected with HIV and can pass it to others.