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28 Cards in this Set
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Desease |
Any condition that negatively affected the body |
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Infectious disease |
Deseases that can be passed on |
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Pathogens |
Anything that can cause an infectious disease |
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Bacteria |
One celled tiny organism |
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Viruses |
Mutates easily, non living |
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Fungi |
Caused by spores passed through the air |
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Incubation period |
Between time of infection and symptoms |
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Carriers |
Someone who does not show symptoms but can still pass it on |
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Resistance |
Ability to fight disease |
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Acute desease |
Lasts a short time |
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Chronic deseases |
Deseases that affects you your entire life |
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Immune system |
Body's natural resistance |
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Lymphatic network |
Circulates a special fluid called lymph |
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Lymphocytes |
White blood cells |
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B-Cells |
Sort of like the infantry |
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T cells |
Closer to special ops |
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Vaccine |
Injection that creates specific T-cells |
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Symptoms |
Change in body I'll put that signals a particular disease is present |
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Hepatitis A |
Spread through fecally contaminated objects not usually fatal |
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Gamma globulin |
Inject of protein to prevent hepatitis A |
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Hepatitis B |
Spread of direct contact, or infection with needles. |
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Chlamydia |
Causes damage to the reproductive system in both males and females |
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Sterility |
Inability to produce offspring |
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Gonorrhea |
Often shows no symptoms of infection |
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Herpes simplex II |
Causes painful rash |
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STD |
Sexually Transmitted Desease |
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AIDs |
Attacks the T cells incredibly weakens immune system |
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HIV |
Causes AIDs |
