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Microorganisms
NC.8.L.1.1&2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Resistant | Immune to change |
| Mutate | To change or alter characteristics |
| Vector | An organism that transmits a disease |
| Replicate | To repeat, duplicate, or reproduce |
| Epidemic | A widespread occurrence of a disease |
| Pandemic | When a disease becomes prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the entire world |
| Outbreak | A sudden or spontaneous occurrence of a disease |
| Contagious | To be transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object |
| Quarantine | A strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of a disease |