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Disease Vocabulary Unit 7.1

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1 Disease Vocabulary Unit 7.1
You Will need 8 cards

2 Germs Germs are tiny organisms, or living things, that can cause disease. Germs are so small and sneaky that they creep into our bodies without being noticed.

3 Germs

4 Bacteria Bacteria are tiny living beings (microorganisms) - they are neither plants nor animals - they belong to a group all by themselves. Bacteria are tiny single-cell microorganisms, usually a few micrometers in length that normally exist together in millions.

5 Bacteria

6 Disease an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally.

7 Infection The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are not normally present within the body. 

8 Virus an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat. It is too small to be seen by light microscopy It is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.

9 Virus

10 Epidemic A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

11 Pandemic A Disease prevalent over a whole country or the world.

12 Vaccine A vaccine is a product that produces immunity from a disease and can be administered through needle injections, by mouth, or by aerosol.

13 Immune System

14 Quizlet 7.1


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