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Mr.Ausburn Disease's
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Disease | abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. |
Infectious Disease | disease caused by a virus, bacteria, fungus, or protist that is spread from an infected organism or the environment to another organism. |
Noninfectious Disease | diseases that are noncommunicable and cannot be spread, sometimes called chronic diseases because they last a long time. |
Pathogen | disease producing organism |
Vector | any agent (person, animal, or microorganism) that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen. |
Do not have an organized nucleus and lack organelles. | Bacteria |
is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host. | Virus |
the word "mushroom" in Latin. | Fungus |
part of the biological kingdom "protista". | Protists |
Disease | abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. |
Infectious Disease | disease caused by a virus, bacteria, fungus, or protist that is spread from an infected organism or the environment to another organism. |
Noninfectious Disease | diseases that are noncommunicable and cannot be spread, sometimes called chronic diseases because they last a long time. |
Pathogen | disease producing organism |
Vector | any agent (person, animal, or microorganism) that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen. |
Do not have an organized nucleus and lack organelles. | Bacteria |
is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host. | Virus |
the word "mushroom" in Latin. | Fungus |
part of the biological kingdom "protista". | Protists |
Epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time |
Pandemic | is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. |