THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS

THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS

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whatBisBdiseaseB-BANSWER-failureBofBtheBbodyBtoBfunctionBnormally

typesBofBpathogensB-BANSWER-bacteria,Bviruses,BfungiBandBprotozoa

largerBdiseaseBcausingBorganismsB-BANSWER-wormsBandBarthropods

bacteriaB-BANSWER-single-celledBorganismsBfoundBeverywhere

pathogensB-BANSWER-disease-producingBmicroorganisms

infectionB-BANSWER- invasionBofBtheBbodyBbyBpathogenBandBtheBsymptomsBthatBdevelopBinBresponseBtoBthisBinvasion

colonizationB-BANSWER-microorganismBisBpresentBbutBnotBcausingBillness

normalBfloraB-BANSWER-preventsBtheBoverBgrowthBofBorganisms,BkeepingBthemBunderBcontrol

antibioticB-BANSWER-ChemicalBusedBtoBtratBbacteriaBinfection

communicableBdiseaseB-BANSWER-AnyBdiseaseBthatBcanBbeBspreadBfromBoneBhostBtoBanother.

commensalB-BANSWER- organismsBlivingBinBharmoniousBandBbeneficialBrelationshipBwithBeachBother.

epidemicBdiseaseB-BANSWER-aBdiseaseBbyBmanyBpeopleBinBaBgivenBareaBoverBaBshortBperiod

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epidemiologyB-BANSWER- theBstudyBofBtheBoccurrenceBandBdistributionBofBaBdiseaseBinBaBpopulation

incubationBperiodB-BANSWER- theBlapseBperiodBofBtimeBfromBtheBexposureBofBaBpersonBtoBaBpathogenBtoBtheBdevelopmentBofBt heBsymptomsBofBtheBdisease

nosocomialBinfectionB-BANSWER-aBhospitalBacquiredBinfection

vectorB-BANSWER-ABcarrierBofBpathogensBfromBhostBtoBhost

whenBbacteriaBinvadesBtheyBcauseBdamageBinBtwoBwaysB-BANSWER- byBenteringB&BgrowingBinBtheBhumanBcellBandBbyBsecretingBtoxinsBthatBdamageBtheBcell

classificationBintoBthreeBgroupsBbasedBonBshapeB-BANSWER-Coccus,BBacillusBandBCurved

coccoB-BANSWER-roundBcellsBthatBareBarrangedBinBpatterns

bacillusB-BANSWER-rodBshapeB-BlongBandBslenderBshapeBlikeBaBcigar

curvedBrodB-BANSWER-vibrioB(spirillum)B-BcurvedBandBresemblesBaBcomma

virusesB-BANSWER-smallestBofBtheBinfectiousBagents

virusesB-BANSWER-areBnotBcellsBandBconsistBofBeitherBRNABandBDNABsurroundedBbyBproteinBshell

virusesB-BANSWER-canBonlyBreproduceBwithinBtheBlivingBcellsBofBaBhost,BtheyBareBparasites

fungusB-BANSWER-plantlikeBorganismsB-BexBmushrooms

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