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Chapter 13:
| word | deffinition |
|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | Any disease that is caused by an agent that has invaded the body. |
| Pathogen | Any agent causes diseases. |
| Bacteria | tiny, single-celled organisms, some of which can cause disease. |
| Virus | A tiny disease-causing particle tha consists of genetic material and protien coat. |
| Fungus | An organism that absorbs and uses nutrients of living or dead organisms. |
| Antibiotic Resistance | A condition in which bacteria can no longer be killed by a particular antibiotic. |
| Inflammation | A reaction to injury or infection that is charaterized by pain. |
| Lympahtic system | A network of vessles that carry a clear fluid called lymph |
| White blood cell | A blood cell whose primary job is to defend the body against disease. |
| Vaccine | A substance usually prepared from killed or weakened pathogens or from genetic material |
| Symptom | A change that a person notices in his or her body or mind caused by a disease or disorder. |
| Meningitis | Any of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. |
| Sallmonilosis | A bacterial infection of the digestive system. |
| Hepatitis | An inflammation of the liver. |
| Amebic dysentary | An inflammation of the intestine caused by ameba. |