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Disease Review
Question | Answer |
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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 |