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Health Flashcards

1
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Spread by germs

A

infectious

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2
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Spread by bodily contact

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contagious

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3
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State of suffering or death caused by having no food.

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starvation

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4
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Physical weakness and bad health caused by lack of food.

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malnutrition

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5
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Includes all of the things that are done to help a sick or injured person, e.g. surgery/counselling/medication.

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treatment

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6
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Substance which is drunk or swallowed as part of medical treatment.

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medicine

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7
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Pass a disease from another person.

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transmit

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8
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Get a disease from another person.

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contract

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9
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Outbreak of disease that spreads through one or more communities.

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epidemic

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10
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An epidemic which spreads throughout the world.

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pandemic

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11
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Suddenly very serious.

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acute

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12
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Applying current medical knowledge can stop/reduce the incidence of the disease.

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preventable

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13
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The process of immunise

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immunisation

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14
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The state of immunise

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immunity

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15
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Someone having immunity is…

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immune

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16
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An infection that can spread (adj.)

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infectious

17
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An infection already existent (the problem, adj.)

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infected

18
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Prevention used to control (adj.)

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preventative

19
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Prevention possible to control (adj.)

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preventable

20
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Treatment for a disease that is possible to cure

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treatable

21
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Treatment is not possible to provide with medical help

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untreated

22
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infortunio, desgracia

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misfortune

23
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mala gestión

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mismanagement

24
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mala praxis

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misconduct

25
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diagnóstico erróneo

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misdiagnosis

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desinformación, información errónea

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misinformation

27
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distorsión, tergiversación

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misrepresentation

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