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Disease Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diseases that are spread from person to person | Communicable |
| Diseases that are not spread from person to person | Non-communicable |
| A substance given to people to prevent them from getting a communicable disease | vaccine |
| Poisons produced by microorganisms | Toxins |
| The body's inborn defense system against disease and infections | immune system |
| Cells that prevent reinfection of a disease | memory cell |
| Cells thta produce antibodies | B-Cells |
| A condition where your body is no longer affected by harmful pathogens | immunity |
| medications that kill bacteria | antibotics |
| A chemical produced in the cells when the cells are attacked by a virus | interferon |
| a rapidly sprading disease | epidemic |
| a disease that takes over an entire country, continent, or world | pandemic |
| Another name for a germ | pathogens |
| A pathogen tha tcauses the flu | Virus |
| A pathogen that causes strep throat | Bacteria |
| A pathogen that cases ringworm | Fungus |
| A pathogen that causes malaria | Protozoa |