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Chapter 18 Flashcards

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

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Communicable disease

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

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Disease

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Disease causing organisms that are so small the cam only be seen through a microscope

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Pathogen

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

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Infection

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The smallest pathogens

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Virus

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Tiny one-celled organisms

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Bacteria

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

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Fungi

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One-celled organisms that are more complex than bacteria

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Protozoa

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An organism, such as an insect, that transmits pathogens

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Vector

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Cleanliness

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Hygiene

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Combination of body defenses mad up of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off pathogens and disease

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Immune system

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

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Immunity

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

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Inflammation

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

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Lymphatic system

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White blood cells in the lymphatic system

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Lymphocytes

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Any substance released by invading pathogens

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Antigen

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

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Antibodies

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

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Vaccine

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

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Contagious period

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

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Mononucleosis

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

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Hepatitis

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Bacterial disease that usually affects the lungs

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Tuberculosis

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Serious inflammation of the lungs

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Pneumonia

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Sore throat caused by streptococcal bacteria

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Strep throat

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Infections that are spread from person to person through sexual contact

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STD

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Virus that causes AIDS

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HIV

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

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AIDS

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Infection that rarely occurs in a healthy person

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Opportunistic infection

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

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Carrier

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