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Infection   The presence of a disease caused by a pathogen, such as a bacterial or virus.  
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Disease   A breakdown in the structure and function of a living organism.  
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Epidemiologist   A scientist who traces the spread of a disease through a population.  
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Bacteria   A single-called organism that does not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles.  
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Virus   A microbe that is Not made of cells and cannot grow or reproduce outside of a living cell.  
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Protist   An organism made up of a single cell or many cells with a nucleus, and that is not an animal ,plant, or fungus.  
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Full course   The complete prescription of an antibiotic from a doctor.  
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Immune system   A system of specialized cells that coordinate and communicate in order to inactivate foreign material.  
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Resistant   The characteristic of bacteria that have an increased chance to survive and reproduce when there is an antibiotic present in the environment.  
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Parasite   A living organism that feeds off of another living organism.  
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Antibiotic   "Medicine"/bacteria prescribed by a doctor that fights other bacteria.  
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Vaccine   A shot with a dead/weakened virus so the immune system can develop a plan of attack.  
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Vector   An organism that spreads disease-causing microbes from one host to another without getting sick itself.  
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