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Disease Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Viruses | often cause disease / Unable to replicate without a host cell, viruses are typically not considered living organisms (HIV, cold, flu) |
| Bacteria | single celled spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by binary fission; important as pathogens. Strep Throat, tetanus, TB |
| Resistance | the degree of unresponsiveness (no longer fights) a disease |
| tick | vector for Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever |
| cancer | the uncontrolled growth of cells |
| Parasites | An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host |
| Contagions | A disease that is, or may be transmitted by direct or indirect contact; a contagious disease(H1N1 Flu) |
| Mutagens | An agent, such as a chemical, ultraviolet light, or a radioactive element, that can induce or increase the frequency of mutation in an organism |
| mercury | Chemical mutagen that may cause birth defects (Minamata Disease) |
| ultraviolet | light -causes skin cancer |
| Carriers | A person or an animal that shows no symptoms of a disease, but harbors the infectious agent of that disease, and is capable of transmitting it to others genetically/ Typhoid |
| Vectors | An organism, such as a mosquito or tick, that carries disease causing microorganisms from one host to another |
| tick | vector that causes Lyme’s Disease tick |
| mosquito | vector that causes Malaria |
| asthma | a disease that can be genetic or environmental that causes difficulty breathing |
| allergy | sensitivity to an irritant |
| vacine | can prevent some diseases |
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