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MicroLife pages 1-2

MicroLife vocabulary, pages 1-2 from vocab. table

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infectious can be passed from one person to another
carrier a person who is contagious but never develops symptoms of the disease or develops symptoms only after a long period of time
epidemiologist scientists who trace the spread of a disease through a population
quarantine to keep a sick person away from others in order to prevent the spreading of a disease
vector an organism (not a person) that spreads disease-causing germs usually without getting sick itself
germ theory of disease the idea that microbes (germs) can cause infectious disease and are easily spread by people
immune system The system that defends the body against foreign substances from the outside
full course The full prescribed amount of medicine
cell theory the idea that cells are the building blocks that make up all living things
cell membrane • Acts as a barrier to protect the cell • controls what enters and leaves the cell
Alexander Fleming Discovered that penicillin destroys the cell wall of bacteria, but does not affect human blood cells.
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