________- the medical discipline that provides diagnostic information to patients and clinicians 5.Acute- a disease that is severe but lasts only a short time or occurs suddenly.
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Pathogen
________- organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa and viruses that cause disease.
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Vector
________- an animal that transmits an infection 13.Immunity- a condition of resistance to a particular disease or pathogen.
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Chronic
________- a disease that lasts for a long time or tends to reoccur often 7.communicable- infectious diseases that can be spread from person to person.
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Non communicable- infectious diseases that can not be spread from person to person 9.bacteria- microscopic single celled organisms 10.Virus- a tiny capsule of genetic information that can reprogram a living cell to create new virus particles instead of the cell's normal products 11.protozoa- microscopic, single celled creatures that ________ animals.
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Vaccine
________- a substance that stimulates the immune system into developing an acquired immunity to a particular disease.
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Antibodies
________- the most important components of your immune system which act like the "soldiers "of the immune system.
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Infectious diseases
________ are caused by pathogens.
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Malignant tumors
________ are cancerous and grow uncontrollably.
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Blood brain barrier
________- the tightly sealed lining of blood vessels in the central nervous system that prevents most pathogens and harmful substances from entering the brain or cerebral- spinal fluid.
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Pathogen
organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and protozoa and viruses that cause disease
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3.antibodies
the most important components of your immune system which act like the "soldiers" of the immune system
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4.Pathology
the medical discipline that provides diagnostic information to patients and clinicians 5.Acute-a disease that is severe but lasts only a short time or occurs suddenly
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6.Chronic-a disease that lasts for a long time or tends to reoccur often 7.communicable
infectious diseases that can be spread from person to person
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14.Vaccine
a substance that stimulates the immune system into developing an acquired immunity to a particular disease
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19.blood-brain barrier
the tightly sealed lining of blood vessels in the central nervous system that prevents most pathogens and harmful substances from entering the brain or cerebral-spinal fluid
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