Health Chapter 11 7 Th Grade

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an illness that affects the proper functioning of the body or mind

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disease

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a disease that can be passed from one person to another

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communicable disease

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organisms so small you can only see them with a microscope

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germs

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when germs invade the body and its cells, they grow, reproduce, and often produce poisonous waste products. Damages or destroys body cells

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infection

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germ which causes such diseases as an abscess , gonorrhea, bacterial pneumonia, step throat and scarlet fever.

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cocci

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germ responsible for botulism (food poisoning),diphtheria, tenanus, tuberculosis,whooping cough, and leprosy.

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bacilli

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germ that can cause polio, syphilis,and lyme disease

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spirilla

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tiny one celled organisms that grow virtually everywhere. They can be harmless or harmful

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bacteria

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the smallest and simplist form of life. Many are harmful to humans

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virus

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small bacteria that are spread by the bites of insects, such as ticks or lice

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rickettsias

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are simple life forms that are unable to make their own food

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fungi

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simple, animal like organisms

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protozoa

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the period of time when your illness can spread to others

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contagious period

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your body's resistance to germs and harmful substances they produce

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immunity

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a secondary circulatory system of vessels and nodes that carry a fluid called lymph

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lymphatic system

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special white blood cells that circulate in the lymrh

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lymphocytes

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produce substances that fight germs

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B-cells

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attack germs directly and stimulate B-cells to work

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T-cells

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proteins that attach to germs or to the toxins germs produce, thus preventing the germ or toxin from harming your body

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antibodies

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a preparation of dead or weakened germs that is injeted into the body to cause the immune system to produce antibodies

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vaccine

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small lumps of lymphatic tissue located throughout the system that act as filters to keep germs from invading the body tissue

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lymph nodes

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a communicable disease characterized by exhaustion, chills, headache, body ache, respiratory problems and fever.

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influenza (vaccine)

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viral disease of the liver characterized by yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes.

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hepatitis (vaccine)

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viral diseade that shows up as swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck and throat

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mononucleosis

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rash. fever, headache, body ache

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chicken pox (vaccine)

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chills, high fever, chest pain, cough

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pneumonia (vaccine)

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headache, swollen lymph nodes, cough, sore throat

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rubella (vaccine)

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fever, runny nose, cough, rash

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measles (vaccine)

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fever, fatigue, mild chills, loss of appetite, head ache, muscle pains

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hepatitis (vaccine)

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fever, runny nose, sneezing, dry cough with whooping sound

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whooping cough

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fever, fatigue, weight loss, coughing blood

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tuberculosis (vaccine)

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an std that affects the reporoductive organs, urethra, and anus in both males and females. If left untreated can cause sterility and/or damage to the reproductive organs

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chlamydia (bacteria)

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std caused by bacteria that affects the genital membrane and possibly other body parts such as the heart, throat or joints.

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gonorrhea (bacteria)

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growths that develop in the genital area. One of the major causes of cervical cancer in women

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genital warts (virus)

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a virus that produces painful blisters in the genital area of males and females.

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genital herpes (virus)

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std caused by bacteria. If untreated may spread to the nervous system, causing insanity, paralysis and death

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syphilis (bacteria)

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std with yellowish discharge with strong odor

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trichomoniasis ( bacteria)

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an infection of the vagina, symptoms include pain, itching, and burning during urination.

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vaginitis (bacteria)

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sterility,swollen testicles, and/or prostate infection

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nongonococcal urethritis (bacteria)

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presence of lice and eggs in the pubic hair, itching

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pubic lice (crablike insect)

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rash, itcting where mites have burrowed under the skin

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scabies ( mites)

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a deadly disease that interferes with the body's natural ability to fight infection

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AIDS (std) (virus) acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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the virus that causes AIDS

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human immunodeficiency virus

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an apparently heathly person who has HIV in the blood and can pass it to others

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carrier (usally have it for 10 years before they show signs of AIDS

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infections that otherwise rarely occur

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opportunistic infections

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a form of cancer seen in AIDS patients

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kaposi sarcoma

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a drug used to sloe the progress of AIDS

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AZT

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STD

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Sexually transmitted disease