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22 Cards in this Set
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African Americans have the highest instance of |
Prostate cancer in the US |
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An example if active immunity |
Vaccinations |
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What is short term immunity |
Passive immunity |
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Risk factors for heart disease that one can not control |
Age, race, heredity, and gender |
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The death of cardiac muscle |
Myocardial infarction/ heart attack |
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What contributes to the formation of plaque |
Smoking |
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Biggest risk factors for cardiac disease |
Tobacco, cholesterol, activity, and stress |
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The body cells do not respond normally to insulin |
Diabetes, NIDDM, type II |
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Is diabetes contagious |
No |
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Body produces little or no insulin |
Diabetes |
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Ways that HIV can be transmitted |
Anything with blood or sex involved |
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HIV destroys what cells in the human body |
Helper t cells |
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How accurate is the EIA OR ELISA testing combines with the western blot test |
99% |
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Which condition results in the highest level of school absenteeism |
Asthma |
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What is asthma |
Condition where bronchials constrict making it hard to breathe |
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What is an allergy |
Overreaction of the body |
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Safest way to protect against STDS |
Abstain from sex |
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Symptoms of gonorrhea |
PID, newborn blindness |
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Symptoms of viral hepatitis |
Jaundice, flu like symptoms |
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What pathogen causes strep throat, Lyme disease, tuberculosis, and gonorrhea |
Bacteria |
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Type of pathogen causes mumps influenza, hepatitis, and volds. |
Virus |
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Abnormal growth of tissue |
Tumor |
