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Infectious and non infectious Contempary Health issue

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Allergy   It is the bodys defence against antigens or allergans.  
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Histamnies   Chemical substance from antigens that dilute blood vessals and cause increase in mucous secreation.  
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Antigen   is the foriegn invader outside that can trigger the immune system  
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Pathogens   Disease causing agent  
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Epidemics   Large scale of infections disease effect large portions of the population  
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Mulitfactorial disease   disease caused by several factors  
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autoinocluate   Pass infections from your own infection by touching other parts in your body  
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Bacteria   single cell organism that can cause infection  
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virulent   strong enough to overcome host resistance  
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endemic   a disease thats always present eg cold  
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interferon   protein produced in the body to protect healthy cells  
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Fungi   group of plants that lack chlorophyll most are pathogenic  
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vaccination   the body is given weak or dead pathogens in order to prevent or lessen infections  
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