8.1 Vital Signs

6. Overheating of the body, possible due to extreme weather conditions.
9. the blood pressure generated by the heart during contractions.
11. a harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a host's immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen.
13. a sub microscopic particle that must infect living plants or animal cells to reproduce.
14. The application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.
17. any disease-producing agent such as a virus bacteria or parasite.
19. something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder.
20. a sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.

1. the ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function properly.
2. abnormally low body temperature.
3. Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions
4. The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood and expressed in millimeters of mercury.
5. measurements of the body's most basic functions and useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems.
6. high blood pressure
7. the state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host.
8. a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.
10. to recognize a disease by signs and symptoms
12. the rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contractions; can be felt from the outside of the body.
15. communicable by contact
16. the introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies.
18. an infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people.