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pandemic
Science Week 3 Pandemic terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bioremediation | using microorganisms to change harmful chemicals into harmless ones |
| antibiotics | medicines used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms |
| pathogenic bacteria | bacteria that cause disease |
| virus | microscopic particle that gets inside a cell and destroys the cell |
| host | living thing that a virus or parasite lives on or in |
| noninfectious diseases | diseases that are not spread from one person to another |
| infectious diseases | diseases that can be passed from one living thing to another |
| examples of bacterial diseases | sinus infection, tuberculosis, strep throat |
| examples of viral diseases | influenza, mononucleosis, common cold |
| epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community |
| pandemic | disease prevalent over a whole country or the world |