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Malaise

Fatigue

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Fomite

Inanimate object that carries infectious agents

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Epidemiology

Study of distribution and determinants of diseases

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Public health

Art of preventing diseases and promoting physical health

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Nosocomial

Catching a disease in a hospital

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Eructation

Burping

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Chyme

Liquid slurry that food is turned into

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Goblet cells

Produce mucus

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Chief cells

Produce the compound pepsinogen, an enzyme that breaks down dietary proteins

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Parietal cells

Cells in the stomach lining that produce stomach acid

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Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs)

Significantly reduce stomach acid production

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Salivary amylase
mouth- breakdown of starch
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Pepsin
stomach- digests proteins
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Trypsin
pancreas-digests proteins
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Bile
produced in liver and stored in gall bladder- fat digestion
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Cholecystokinin (CCK)
tells gall bladder to contract and release bile