1. Diseases and the Immune/Lymphatic System

2. Define these terms: Put your answers where you would start your notes. Define with your partner using only your collective brains. 1.Infectious 2.Virus 3.Quarantine 4.Vaccine 5.Immunity 6.Epidemic 7.Outbreak 8.Pandemic 9.Epidemiology 10.Patient Zero

3. Disease terms Infectious: Capable of spreading disease. Also known as communicable. Virus: A tiny organism that multiplies within cells and causes disease. Quarantine: The isolation of a person or animal who has a disease (or is suspected of having a disease) in order to prevent further spread of the disease.

4. Vaccine: A product that produces immunity thus protects the body from a disease. Immunity: Protection against a disease. Passive OR Active. Indicated by the presence of antibodies in the blood and can usually be determined with a laboratory test.

5. Epidemic: A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time: "a flu epidemic" Outbreak: describe an occurrence of disease greater than would otherwise be expected at a particular time and place. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent. Pandemic: Prevalent over a whole country or the world

6. Epidemiology: Study disease and track it Patient Zero: Patient Zero–or the index case as it’s clinically known–refers to the first person who shows documented symptoms of the disease.