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- 4. having an external cause or origin.
- 8. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; a type of Staphylococcus aureus bacterium.
- 9. ensures safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards.
- 14. single-celled eukaryotes that are either free-living or parasitic.
- 15. the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.
- 18. an organism that causes disease.
- 19. A person at elevated risk for developing an infection when exposed to an infectious agent due to changes in their immune system defenses.
- 21. United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health.
- 22. a federal agency that sets and enforces rules and standards that protect the environment and control pollution.
- 23. chronic immune system condition caused by HIV.
- 25. A virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS.
- 27. multicellular eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophs and have important roles in nutrient cycling in an ecosystem.
- 28. manages the delivery of health and human related services for all North Carolinians.
- 29. A contagious infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that mainly affects the lungs.
- 30. a document that lists information relating to occupational safety and health for the use of various substances and products.
- 31. infections people get while they are receiving health care for another condition.
- 33. biological agents that cause disease or illness to their hosts.
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- 1. having an internal cause or origin.
- 2. an infection with bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic called vancomycin.
- 3. The ways pathogens can gain entrance to the human body and through other hosts.
- 5. to take opportunities as they arise.
- 6. Any person, animal, plant, soil or substance in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies.
- 7. a federal agency responsible for monitoring trading and safety standards in the food and drug industries.
- 10. an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus that primarily affects the liver.
- 11. The ways pathogens leave the human body and other hosts.
- 12. how an infectious agent can be transferred from one person to another.
- 13. single-celled organism lacking a nucleus.
- 16. a federal department concerned with promoting health and wellbeing.
- 17. an act designed to improve efficiency, privacy, and security of healthcare.
- 20. an infectious disease caused by the Hepatitis B virus that affects the liver.
- 24. Infectious agent that survives off a host and is treated with anti-virals.
- 26. a US federal agency for disease control.
- 32. infection of large intestine caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile.