Chapter 18

Question 0

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

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Communicable disease

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Disease

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Pathogens

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Infection

Question 4

The smallest pathogens

Answer 4

Viruses

Question 5

Tiny one-called organisms

Answer 5

Bacteria

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Fungi

Question 7

On-called organisms that are more complex than bacteria

Answer 7

Protozoa

Question 8

An organism, such as an insect, that transmits pathogens

Answer 8

Vector

Question 9

Cleanliness

Answer 9

Hygiene

Question 10

A combination of body defenses made up of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off pathogens and disease

Answer 10

Immune system

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Immunity

Question 12

The body’s response to injury or disease, resulting in a condition of swelling, pain, heat, and redness

Answer 12

Inflammation

Question 13

A secondary circulatory system that helps the body fight pathogens and maintains it’s fluid balance

Answer 13

Lymphatic system

Question 14

The white blood cells in the lymphatic system

Answer 14

Lymphocytes

Question 15

Any substance released by invading pathogens

Answer 15

Antigen

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Antibodies

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Vaccine

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Contagious period

Question 19

A viral disease characterized by a severe sore throat and swelling of the lymph glands in the neck and around the throat area

Answer 19

Mononucleosis

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Hepatitis

Question 21

A bacterial disease that usually affects the lungs

Answer 21

Tuberculosis

Question 22

A serious inflammation of the lungs

Answer 22

Pneumonia

Question 23

A sore throat caused by streptococcal bacteria

Answer 23

Strep throat

Question 24

Infections that are spread from person to person through sexual contact

Answer 24

Sexual Transmitted Diseases

Question 25

The virus that causes aids

Answer 25

HIV(Human immunodeficiency virus

Question 26

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

Answer 26

AIDS(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)

Question 27

An infection that rarely occurs in a healthy person

Answer 27

Opportunistic infection

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Carrier