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individual organism may not be displaying /showing symptoms ofa disease or illness immediately (AIDS/STDS)
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Asymptomatic
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group of diseases caused by abnormal group of cells and reproduction
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cancer
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organism that is infected with the disease and can transmit the disease to another organism (symptomatic and asymptomatic)
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carrier
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group of medicines used to kill or slow down the growth of bacteria that causes diseases
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antibiotics
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unicellular, prokaryotic, reproduce by binary fission
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bacteria
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chemical substances made by the body to help destroy an invading pathogen
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antibody
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any chemical that can cause cancer; asbestos, nicotine tar, etc.
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carcinogen
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infectious disease that can be transmitted or spread from one organism to another
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contagion
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health disorder in which the body's pancreas does not make enough insulin hormones
- can be genetic or related to life style -type I = juvenile -type II = adult onset -gestational(during pregnancy) |
diabetes
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-a water-borne illness that is affecting the country of Haiti, excess water loss in 24 hours, can lead to death, if not treated, shrimp like crustacean responsible
- poor sanitation conditions |
cholera
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-breakdown
-organism that obtains its energy by breaking down the waste of organisms or the remians of dead organisms |
decomposer/decompose
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