Immune System and Disease Prevention

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  1. 9. the result of pathogens or germs invading the body, multiplying, and harming some of your body's cells.
  2. 10. the body's response to injury or disease, resulting in a condition of swelling, pain, heat, and redness.
  3. 11. a substance that can cause cancer.
  4. 13. the length of time that a particular disease can be spread from person to person.
  5. 14. a disease that can spread to a person from another person, an animal, or an object.
  6. 17. a sore throat caused by streptococcal bacteria
  7. 18. cause a further breakdown in body cells, tissues, and organs as they progress.
  8. 24. all disorders that are present when a baby is born.
  9. 25. a highly communicable viral disease characterized by fever, chills, fatigue, headache, muscle aches and respiratory symptoms.
  10. 26. proteins that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body.
  11. 28. Characteristics or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing a medical disorder or disease
  12. 29. a bacterial disease that usually affects the lungs.
  13. 30. organisms that are more complex than bacteria but cannot make their own food.
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  1. 1. The smallest and simplest pathogens.
  2. 2. the ability to resist the pathogens that cause a particular disease
  3. 3. a Disease caused by the hepatitis B virus that affects the liver.
  4. 4. a disease that cannot be spread from one person to another.
  5. 5. an organism, such as an insect, that transmits pathogens.
  6. 6. cleanliness.
  7. 7. a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that is introduced into the body to cause an immune system response.
  8. 8. able to spread to other by direct or indirect contact.
  9. 12. diseases that are present continuously or off and on over a long time.
  10. 15. system A secondary circulatory system that helps the body fight pathogens and maintains its fluid balance.
  11. 16. System a combination of body defenses made up of all the cells, tissues, and organs that fight pathogens that enter the body.
  12. 19. a viral disease characterized by an inflammation of the liver and yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes.
  13. 20. a viral disease characterized by a severe sore throat and swelling of the lymph glands in the next and around the throat area.
  14. 21. Simple one-celled organisms
  15. 22. Organisms that are so small they can only be seen through a microscope.
  16. 23. A serious inflammation of the lungs
  17. 27. substances that send the immune system into action.