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Question 1

any condition that interferes with the normal functioning of the body

Answer 1

disease

Question 2

any organism that causes disease

Answer 2

pathogen

Question 3

microbes that cause disease

Answer 3

germs

Question 4

diseases caused by invading pathogens

Answer 4

infectious diseases

Question 5

diseases caused by factors such as aging, hormones, genetics, or nutrition

Answer 5

noninfectious diseases

Question 6

severe disease that lasts only a short time

Answer 6

acute

Question 7

disease that is long lasting or recurring

Answer 7

chronic

Question 8

diseases in which tissues and organs gradually lose their ability to function properly

Answer 8

degenerative diseases

Question 9

diseases caused by malfunctions of the immune system

Answer 9

immunological diseases

Question 10

most common immunological diseases

Answer 10

allergies

Question 11

disease when the immune system attacks the body it is supposed to protect

Answer 11

autoimmune diseases

Question 12

diseases present at birth that occur during development

Answer 12

congenital diseases

Question 13

diseases that result from inherited characteristics

Answer 13

genetic diseases

Question 14

discord that occur because of malfunctions of the endocrine system

Answer 14

hormonal diseases

Question 15

diseases caused by an improper diet (malnutrition)

Answer 15

nutritional diseases

Question 16

a condition that results from the run-away growth of the body’s own cells

Answer 16

cancer

Question 17

mass of rapidly producing cells

Answer 17

tumor

Question 18

not cancerous tumor

Answer 18

benign

Question 19

cancerous tumor

Answer 19

malignant

Question 20

substance that is thought to be capable of causing cancer

Answer 20

carcinogen

Question 21

cause mutations

Answer 21

mutagenic

Question 22

diseases in which the invading microbe can be transferred from person to person

Answer 22

communicable

Question 23

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

Answer 23

noncommunicable

Question 24

microscopic, unicellular creatures that are some of the most widespread organisms in God’s creation

Answer 24

bacteria

Question 25

small cells with no membrane around the nucleus

Answer 25

prokaryote

Question 26

small DNA circles that are part of the singular chromosome of bacteria

Answer 26

plasmids

Question 27

spherical bacteria that usually grow in clusters or chains

Answer 27

cocci

Question 28

rod-shaped bacteria

Answer 28

bacilli

Question 29

spiral-shaped bacteria

Answer 29

spirilla

Question 30

asexual process where bacteria rapidly reproduce

Answer 30

binary fission

Question 31

identical to other bacteria in structure that only reproduce inside other living cells

Answer 31

rickettsiae

Question 32

internal “life-support” capsule that protects bacteria until favorable conditions occur

Answer 32

endospore

Question 33

1. bacteria that lives in oxygen
2. bacteria that doesn’t live in oxygen

Answer 33

1. aerobic
2. anaerobic

Question 34

created the germ concept of disease

Answer 34

Louis Pasteur

Question 35

every infectious disease is caused by a specific germ

Answer 35

germ concept of disease

Question 36

guidelines that determine if a particular bacterium is the cause of a specific disease

Answer 36

Koch’s postulates

Question 37

one of the first great bacteriologist

Answer 37

Robert Koch