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GF&G LS 2.8-2.10
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| infectious agent | something that can get inside your body, multiply and cause disease |
| host | an organism that harbors for another organism |
| droplet transmission | a way that an infectious disease can be transmitted Droplets containing an infectious agent are released into the air when an infected person sneezes, coughs, talks, or exhales. They then come into contact with another person’s eye, nose or mouth. |
| eradicated | wiped out |
| vaccination | the process by which a substance that protects a person from a disease is given |
| case study | an observation of a person or group to use as a model |
| immunization | a medical treatment that helps protect you from disease |
| vaccine | a substance that protects a person from a disease |
| pasteurized | to heat food to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria |
| sputum | matter that is coughed up and mixed with saliva |