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- 4. the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.
- 5. is a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- 7. develop slowly without outward or perceptible signs.
- 8. means “showing no evidence of disease”.
- 11. involves keeping people with confirmed cases of a contagious disease separated from people who are not sick.
- 12. means “relating to any disease of animals communicable to humans.”
- 13. A collection of cases occurring in the same place at the same time.
- 14. a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure.
- 15. the action or process of transmitting something or the state of being transmitted.
- 16. a procedure for carrying out a scientific experiment or a course of medical treatment.
- 18. is a higher-than-normal rate of occurrence of a disease.
- 19. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.
- 21. are measures taken to slow the spread of infection.
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- 1. treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease
- 2. This is a machine to help patients breathe when their lungs are damaged, and they can’t get enough oxygen on their own.
- 3. is a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.
- 6. It refers to a medical condition, in which a person has more than one disease at the same time.
- 9. means having an impaired or compromised immune response
- 10. means “capable of being easily communicated (spread) or transmitted.”
- 17. is a usually temporary layoff from work.
- 20. This refers to a sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease, above what is typically expected in a particular area.