Understanding Infectious Diseases Defense Against Germs Common Infectious Diseases Emergin Infectious Diseases Random
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What is caused by organisms or viruses that enter and multiply within the human body.
infectious diseases
100
What is the openings into your body, such as your mouth, eyes, and nose, are covered by these protective linings.
mucous membranes
100
What is strep throat, lyme disease, bacterial meningitis, tb,
bacterial diseases
100
What is a deadly flu outbreak an example of?
epidemic
100
What is your body's general response to all kinds of pathogens?
inflammation
200
What is organisms so small they can only be seen by microscope.
microorganisms
200
What is the white blood cells engulf and destroy pathogens.
phagocytes
200
What is caused by the streptococcus
strep throat
200
What is an infectious disease that has become increasingly common in humans within the last 20 years.
emerging disease
200
What is acquired from outside your own immune system
passive immunity
300
What is a single-celled micro-organisms
bacteria
300
What is the system that fights disease by producing a seperate set of weapons for each kind of pathgen it encounters.
immune system
300
What is caused by an infected tick with this disease.
lyme disease
300
What is a flu that results in close contact with an infected bird?
avian flu
300
What is acquired from having a disease or from receiving a vaccine.
active immunity
400
What is the smalles pathogen
virus
400
What is are the three types of T-cells
killer t cells
helper tcells
suppersor tcells
400
What is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and transmitted when droplets from an infected person's cough or sneeze.
tb
400
What is a virus caused by a bite of infected mosquito.
west nile virus
400
What is the reasons why diseases emerge?
contact with infected animals, drug resistance, lack of immunizations, international travel, global food supply
500
What is single-celled organisms that are much larger and more complex than bacteria.
protozoans
500
What is are the proteins that attach to surface of pathogens or to the toxins produced by pathogens.
antibodies
500
What is the common cold, influenza, pneumonia, and hepatitis
viral diseases
500
What is change in a pathogen
mutation
500
What is an example of a disease caused by a protozoan.
malaria






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