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Microorganisms
NC.8.L.1.1&2
Term | Definition |
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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 |