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Stegall-Biology #19

Disease

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Disease A condition which causes the body to be less able or difficult to carry out all the functions of life in a healthy way.
Nutrition Ingredients in food that promote health.
Severity How strong or harmful or harsh something is.
Symptom Unhealthy characteristic of a disease.
Genetic Predisposition DNA or genetic makeup of a person may make them vulnerable to a certain disease.
Prevent To stop a disease from happening before a person is exposed to it.
Communicable A disease that can be spread through a populations easily.
Vaccination A small & weak amount of a pathogen which will build immunity in a person.
Quarantine To separate & isolate people with a disease so others will not get it.
Intervention To stop the progression of a disease.
Immune System The system of the human body that fights disease.
Gender Male or female
Cholesterol buildup of harmful fat products in the blood vessels.
Excess Too much, more than enough.
Pneumonia A disease caused by the lungs filling with fluids.
Antibody Produced by the blood to fight a specific disease germ.
Pathogen Something that causes disease.
Infection When germs that invade the body begin to grow at a faster rate than the body can fight them.
Hygiene Cleanliness of body & surroundings, especially to prevent disease.
Transmit To pass on to another person.
Exposure When a person is in the presence of pathogens.
Virulence The strength or power of a pathogen to cause disease.
What are some factors which may influence the severity of a disease which can be controlled? alcohol, nicotine, drugs, diet, exercise, stress, amount of sleep.
What are some factors which may influence the severity of a disease which cannot be controlled? genetic predisposition, gender, virulence, environment.
Created by: kastega
 

 



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