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page 208-218 Flashcards

1
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any condition that interferes with the normal function of the body

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disease

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2
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microscopic living creatures

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microbes

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3
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microbes that cause disease

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germs

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4
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any organism that causes diseases

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pathogens

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5
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diseases caused by invading pathogens

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infectious

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6
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internal malfunction diseases

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noninfectious

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7
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severe but short

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acute

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8
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mild but long

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chronic

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9
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diseases that make the organs lose ability to function

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degenerative disease

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10
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any disease caused by malfunctions of the immune system

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immunological disease

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11
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where the body attacks itself

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autoimmune disease

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12
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at birth

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congenital disease

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13
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get from grandparents / parents / ect.

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genetic disease

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14
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any disease caused by improper diet

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nutritional disease

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15
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nutritional disease caused by a diet low in vitamins, minerals, or certain other nutrients

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deficiency disease

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16
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what is the second most leading cause of death

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cancer

17
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error in reproductions

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mutation

18
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the mass produce of wrong cells

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tumor

19
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no tendency to spread around the body (non cancerous)

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benign

20
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can spread and is cancerous

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malignant

21
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microscopic, UNICELLULAR, creatures

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bacteria

22
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no membrane around the nuclose

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prokaryote

23
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small DNA circle that can be exchanged between bacteria

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plasmids

24
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one cell organism

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protozoal

25
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caused by fungus

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mycotic

26
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spherical bacteria that grows in clusters or chains

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cocci

27
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rod shaped

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bacilli

28
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spiral

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spirilla

29
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feeds off other things

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hetertrophic

30
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produces food by itself

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autotrophic

31
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chemosynthesis

32
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reproduction in bacteria

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binary fission

33
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reproduce in other and only living things

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ricketsiae

34
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the dormancy of bacteria

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endospore

35
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needs oxygen

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aerobic

36
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does not need oxygen

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anaerobic

37
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