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Ch. 5, Lesson 1 & 2
Health- Vocabulary for Lessons 1 and 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| health risk factor | anything that can cause the chances of becoming ill |
| heredity | the passing of traits from parents to their children |
| hereditary risk factors | inherited traits that increase the chances of becoming ill |
| environmental risk factors | harmful substances and other dangers in the environment that increase the chance of becoming ill |
| pathogen | an organism that infects people and makes them ill |
| behavioral risk factors | harmful behaviors that increase the chances of becoming ill |
| disease | condition that damages or weakens part of the body |
| infectious disease | a disease that can spread from one person to another |
| transmitted | passed |
| infection | the result of a pathogen multiplying in the body |
| toxins | wastes produced by bacteria that damage the body's cells |
| symptoms | signs and feelings of a disease |
| sexually transmitted disease (STD) | an infectous disease spread by sexual contact |
| abstinence | avoiding a behavior that puts your health at risk |