Disease

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Disease

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a particular abnormal condition or disorder of a structure or function that affects the health of an organism.

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Virus

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A small non-living particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell

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Fungi

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eukaryotic organism that has cell walls use Spores to reproduce and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing food

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Bacteria

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Prokaryotic single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus and cause illness

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Parasite

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An organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host

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Microorganism

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A microscopic organism especially a bacterium virus or fungus

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Pathogen

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An organism that causes disease

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Transmission

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the action or process of passing a disease from one organism to another

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Prokaryote

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Simple organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and have few organelles

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Eukaryote

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Complex cell or cells in which there are many organelles

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Plant cell

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eukaryote cells with cells walls and other organelles that aid in photosynthesis

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Animal Cell

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cells with cell membranes and with increased mitochondria for extra energy for movement of the species

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Bacillus

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a disease causing Rod shaped bacterium

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Spirillum

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bacteria with a rigid Spiral structure usually found in stagnant water

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Coccus

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any spherical or roughly Spherical bacteria

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Epidemic

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A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a local community at a particular time

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Pandemic

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Preventing over a whole country, multiple continents or the world

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Biotechnology

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the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes especially genetic manipulation

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Vaccines

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a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against diseases

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Antibiotic

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a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys bacteria

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Vector

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An organism typically a biting insect or tick that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another