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Spreading Diseases

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a sudden rise in the incidence of a disease Outbreak
disease affecting a large number of individuals in a population or region Epidemic
disease or condition that affects a large geographic area Pandemic
to spread from one to another Infections
An agent that causes disease Pathogen
Isolation enforced due to an infectious illness Quarantine
diseases that cannot be passed from person to person Non-communicable
disease caused by a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite that can be spread from person to person Communicable
the transmission of a disease either directly or indirectly Contagion
an individual that is infected with a disease and spreads it to others carrier
a small organism that passes a disease from one organism to another vector
ticks, mosquitoes or fleas are examples of Vectors
The most deadly vector Mosquito
Best way to avoid infectious diseases Wash Hands
a solution that contains weakened virus particles designed to prevent you from getting sick vaccine
substance used to kill or slow the growth of microbes antibiotic
infections controlled by antibiotics bacterial
organization that tracks disease outbreaks and researches the cause of cure of diseases CDC
Which word does not belong? contagious, communicable,infectious, vaccine Vaccine
Research Triangle Park - group of companies that are advancing disease prevention and cure through biotechnology. RTP
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