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Health 1 - Vocab

Health 1

TermDefinition
bloodletting used by early scientists to treat disease
pathogen something that causes infectious disease
protozoan causes malaria
fungi cause ringworm
bacteria cause tetanus
virus causes the common cold
parasitic worm causes trichinosis
immunity the ability to resist particular disease
occupational disease work related
glandular disease occurs when endocrine glands do not secrete the correct amount of hormones
allergic reaction sensitivity to some irritating substance
deficiency disease lack of certain vitamins and proteins
organic disease cancer
functional disease irregular heartbeat
first line of defense skin
second line of defense body solutions
third line of defense white blood cells
fourth line of defense antibodies
antibodies proteins produced whenever a foreign substance enters the body
white blood cells increase in number when a pathogen infects the body
natural immunity immunity present in body at birth
passive immunity immunity achieved when antibodies are formed in another organism and injected into the body
vaccines used to prevent or lessen the effects of a disease
medicines substances which restore chemical balance and kill pathogens
surgery the most drastic type of treatment
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