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30 Cards in this Set
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Amoebic dysentery |
an infectious disease spread through contaminated water.
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Chickenpox
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a viral disease, symptoms include a rash of small, itchy blisters.
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Fungicide
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a chemical that kills fungi.
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Host
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the organism a parasite lives in.
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Host cell
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a cell that viruses have invaded.
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Influenza
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a viral illness, symptoms include high temperatures and body aches.
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Malaria
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an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium, mosquitoes carry the Plasmodium parasite.
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Measles
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a viral disease that causes a rash.
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Parasite
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an organism that lives on or in the body of another organism (the host) and takes nutrients from it, the host gets nothing in return and may be harmed.
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Spore
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a single cell with a tough skin that fungi use to spread.
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Thrush
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a common fungal infection inside the mouth or the vagina, or causing nappy rash in babies.
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Tinea
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a fungal infection in the skin, hair or nails, often call ringworm.
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Virus
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a pathogen about one hundred times smaller than a bacterium.
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Antibiotic
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a substance that kills bacteria or prevents the growth of bacteria.
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Antibody
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a chemical made by the immune system that makes it possible for the white blood cells to destroy pathogens.
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Bacteria
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microscopic, single-celled organisms.
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Contagious
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very easy to spread - used to describe a disease.
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Disease
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anything that causes our body to stop working properly.
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Immune
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able to make the antibodies to a pathogen before it can make you unwell.
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Infectious disease
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a disease that can be spread.
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Gastroenteritis
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a stomach infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella enteritidis.
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Lymphocyte
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a white blood cell that makes antibodies and is found in the lymph nodes.
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Macrophage
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a white blood cell that consumes pathogens and is found in the lymph nodes.
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Neutrophil
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a type of white blood cell that consumes pathogens.
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Pathogen
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an organism that causes disease.
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Pathogenic bacteria
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bacteria that cause disease.
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Penicillin
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an early antibiotic.
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Quarantine
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isolation to prevent the spread of a disease.
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Tetanus
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a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani.
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Vaccine
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a chemical that causes your body to react as if it had encountered a pathogen. |
