bio

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any condition that interferes with the normal functioning of the body

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Disease

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Any organism that causes disease

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Pathogen

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caused by invading pathogens

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Infectious

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caused by hormones, genetics, and nutrition

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Noninfectious

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severe disease, but it only last a short time

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Acute

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long lasting or recurring

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Chronic

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tissues and organs gradually lose their ability to function properly

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degenera­tive diseases

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Diseases caused by malfunctions of the immune system

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immunological diseases

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im­mune system attacks the body it is supposed to protect; such diseases are called

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autoimmune disease

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occur during development in the mother’s womb and are present at birth

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congenital diseases

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hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, and Tay­ Sachs disease, result from genetic or inherited characteristics

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genetic dis­eases

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occur because of malfunctions of the endocrine system

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hormonal diseases

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caused by an improper diet (malnutrition)

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nutritional diseases

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second leading cause of death in the U.S, condition that results from the runaway growth of the body’s own cells.

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cancer

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Although your immune system seeks out and destroys some of these out of control cells, a few may escape destruction and form a mass of rapidly reproducing cells

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tumor

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dividing cells of a benign tumor undergo additional malfunctions that allow them to leave the tumor and spread through the body
Communicable diseases are those in which the invading microbe can be transferred from person to person (directly or indirectly)

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Malignant

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are those in which the invading microbe can be transferred from person to person (directly or indirectly)

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Communicable diseases

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diseases are caused by microorganisms that are not transferred from one person to another

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Non Communicable

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can be exchanged among bacteria and very often contain the genes that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics.

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plasmids

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The microscopic, unicellular (one celled) creatures known

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bacteria

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are spherical bacteria that usually grow in clusters or chains.
Bacilli are rod shaped bacteria

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cocci

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are spiral shaped bacteria. Bacilli and spirilla often possess flagella

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Spirilla

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Bacteria reproduce rapidly by an asexual process called

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binary fission

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are identical to other bacteria in structure but reproduce only inside other living cells

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Rickettsiae

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This eternal “life support” capsule is called

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endosore

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Bacteria that live where air is present and obtain oxygen from the air

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aerobic bacteria

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those that live in the absence of oxygen are called

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anaerobic bacteria

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Koch formulated guidelines for determining if a par­ticular bacterium is the cause of a specific disease.

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Koch postulate

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concept of disease

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germ