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Mononucleosis
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from saliva, “kissing disease”, viral infection, is contagious, can’t play sports if you have it
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Strep
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caused from bacteria, have cold symptoms like runny nose, or cough, with your strep throat
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Staph
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Staph-skin infection; from sharing clothes, and not cleaning thing properly; can live on you harmlessly, but only when it gets into an open cut, will it become a problem
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Ringworm
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Ringworm- affects skin, nail and scalp, patch or bump to looking like a ring, get it by people or animals, fungal infection
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Athelete's Foot
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Athlete’s Foot- fungal, itchy, get it from public showers, needs a moist dark area to grow
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Flu
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Flu- highly contagious, viral infection, more severe than a cold, can lead to pneumonia,
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Colds
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Colds – viral infection, contagious, not a big deal, common, runny or stuffy nose, and sneezing, and fatigue are some symptoms
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HIV
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HIV- transmitted through blood/body fluid, no vaccines or cures for it, damages the ability to fight off diseases
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Hepatitis
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Hepatitis-A: can be cured, B: is treated/has a vaccine, spread through blood/sex, C: incurable
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Herpes
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Herpes- 1: mouth, 2:genital and sexually transmitted
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MRSA skin infections
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MRSA skin infections- fungal disease in the feet
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Meningitis
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Meningitis- inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord can spread through your blood, spread through coughing and sneezing w/o covering mouth
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Cardiovascular
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Cardiovascular- heart and blood vessels system
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Artery
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Artery/Vein/ Capillary-
-ARTERIES- oxygenated blood; feeds brain, muscles and organs, -VIENS- blood with non-oxygen blood, -CAPILLARY- spider veins, take blood to the tissues on the top of the skin, exchanges oxygen in the blood and gets waste products out |
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Aorta
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Aorta-the main artery of the body
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Carotid Artery
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Carotid artery- used to check pulse in neck; goes to the brain, one on either side of neck
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Brachial Artery
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Brachial Artery- in your bicep, use to find a pulse on a baby
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Femoral Artery
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Femoral Artery- in your leg, use to help stop bleeding
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Atrium/Ventricle
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Atrium/Ventricle-
Four chambers of the heart, 2 of each
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Coronary Artery
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Coronary Artery- feed the heart with blood, arteries that can be buildup w/plaque
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Plaque
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Plaque- from junk food, smoking, builds up in arteries, helps blood slow down and clots (can start a heart attack)
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Varicose Veins
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Varicose Veins- valves that shut and help bring blood up from the legs to the heart, sometimes can leak, look twisted and ugly and can hurt; helps- get off your feet
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Angioplasty
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Angioplasty- helps get plaque in arteries; put a balloon where there is plaque, inflate the balloon, and smashes the plaque
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Cahteterization
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Catheterization- put a tube in your femur and get it up to the heart; has a camera and you can see where the blockage is
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Coronary Heart Disease
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Coronary Heart Disease- disease in the heart
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Coronary Artery Disease- disease in the arteries, related to the heart
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Stent
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Stent- spring coated with medication, put it between the plaque blockage, and keeps the plaque from coming back again
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Nitroglycerin
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Nitroglycerin- a patch, and put it on heart, through an IV, and comes in pills; opens up arteries temporary fix
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Congestive heart failure
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Congestive heart failure- fluid/water that collects near your heart; use diuretics to get it out
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Myocardial Infarction
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Myocardial Infarction- heart attack; blockage in arteries- and can’t get blood to your heart
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EKG/ECG
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EKG/ECG- way to measure the electrical activity in your heart
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Hypertension
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Hypertension- high blood pressure
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Atherosclerosis
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Atherosclerosis- means plaque build up inside arteries, reason for the coronaries disease
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Cardio-Pulmonary-Resuscitation
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Cardio-Pulmonary-Resuscitation= Heart-Lungs-Revive; to keep oxygen in the blood, and to keep it circulated
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