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5 Science D2
Chapter D2 Science Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| COMMUNICABLE DISEASE | INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ILLNESS THAT CAN SPREAD AND IS CAUSED BY A PATHOGEN. |
| PATHOGEN | GERM; AGENT THAT CAUSES DISEASE |
| BACTERIA | LIVING, MAY REPRODUCE THEMSELVES, CAUSE EAR AND SINUS INFECTIONS, PNEUMONIA, AND STREP THROAT. |
| VIRUS | SMALLER THAN BACTERIA, NOT ALIVE, CAN'T REPRODUCE ON THEIR OWN AND MUST USE A BODY CELL TO REPRODUCE, KILLING THE BODY CELL IT USES. |
| FUNGUS | CAN BE HELPFUL (USED IN COOKING), CAN ALSO CAUSE SKIN INFECTIONS AND OTHER DISEASES. |
| PROTISTS | LARGER THAN BACTERIA, CAN CAUSE MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASE. |
| HOW COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SPREAD | AIRBORNE PATHOGENS, TOUCHING, EATING OR DRINKING, INSECT OR ANIMAL BITES |
| FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE | SKIN, MUCUS, STOMACH'S DIGESTIVE JUICE, TEARS, SALIVA |
| SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE | WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
| WHITE BLOOD CELLS | TRAVEL TO PARTS OF BODY INFECTED TO SURROUND AND DESTROY PATHOGENS |
| ANTIBODY | A SUBSTANCE MADE BY CERTAIN WHITE BLOOD CELLS THAT ATTACHES TO A PATHOGEN AND MAKES IT HARMLESS. |
| IMMUNITY | THE BODY'S RESISTANCE TO A DISEASE THROUGH THE PRESENCE OF ANTIBODIES. |
| VACCINATION | A DOSE OF WEAKENED OR KILLED PATHOGENS OF ONE KIND, USUALLY A SHOT. |
| WAYS TO PREVENT A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE | EAT A HEALTHY DIET, EXERCISE, WASH, STORE, AND COOK FOODS PROPERLY, WASH HANDS, FOLLOW SAFE PRACTICES. |
| ANTIBIOTIC | A MEDICINE THAT KILLS BACTERIA, NOT VIRUSES |
| ALLERGY | A HARMFUL REACTION TO CERTAIN SUBSTANCES. |
| NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE | AN ILLNESS THAT CANNOT SPREAD AND IS NOT CAUSED BY A PATHOGEN |
| THREE MAIN CAUSES | HEREDITY, SURROUNDINGS, BEHAVIOR |
| ASTHMA | AN ALLERGY THAT AFFECTS THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND MAY RESULT IN BREATHING DIFFICULTIES AND WHEEZING. |
| EMPHYSEMA | A DISEASE OF THE LUNGS IN WHICH AIR SACS ARE DAMAGED AND IT BECOMES HARD TO BREATHE. |
| CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | A DISEASE OF THE HEART OR BLOOD VESSELS. |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS | A DISEASE IN WHICH FATTY SUBSTANCES BUILD UP ON THE INSIDE WALLS OF ARTERIES. |
| CANCER | THE UNCONTROLLED GROWTH OF ABNORMAL CELLS. |
| PREVENT INJURIES | FOLLOW SAFETY RULES, WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, USE COMMON SENSE |
| SIX NUTRIENTS YOUR BODY NEEDS | CARBOHYDRATES, FATS, PROTEINS, VITAMINS, MINERALS, WATER |
| DRUGS | CHEMICALS THAT CHANGE THE WAY THE BODY WORKS. |
| MEDICINE | DRUGS USED TO PREVENT, CURE, AND TREAT ILLNESS. |
| DEPENDENCE | THE NEED FOR A DRUG, WHICH MAY BE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, OR BOTH. |
| NICOTINE | DRUG IN TOBACCO THAT NARROWS BLOOD VESSELS |
| CARBON MONOXIDE | POISONOUS GAS THAT REPLACES SOME OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD. |
| TAR | BUILDS UP IN LUNGS, CAUSES CANCER, HEART DISEASE, AND EMPHYSEMA. |
| ALCOHOL | DRUG FOUND IN WINE, BEER, AND LIQUOR. |
| ALCOHOLISM | DISEASE IN WHICH A PERSON IS DEPENDENT ON ALCOHOL. |
| DRUG ABUSE | THE INTENTIONAL USE OF DRUGS FOR REASONS OTHER THAN HEALTH. |
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