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Preventing vocab
A review of vocab definitions from preventing disease
Term | Definition |
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Disease | Any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind. |
Communicable Disease | A disease that can be spread to a person from another person, an animal, or an object. |
Germs | Organisms that are so small they can only be seen through a microscope. |
Pathogens | Germs that cause diseases. |
Viruses | The smallest and simplest pathogens. |
Bacteria | Simple one-celled organisms. |
Fungi | Organisms that are more complex than bacteria, but cannot make their own food. |
Protozoa | One-celled organisms that are more complex than bacteria. |
Vector | An organism, such as an insect, that transmits a pathogen. |
Hygiene | Cleanliness |
Contagious | Able to spread to others by direct or indirect contact. |