Chapter 5- Health Flashcard

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Diseases caused by heredity, environment and/or lifestyle.

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Non-infectious disease

Front

Diseases caused by heredity, environment and/or lifestyle.

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Infectious disease

Front

White blood cells that fight off germs.

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Lymphocytes

Front

Germs

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Pathogens

Front

Small organisms responsible for the common cold, chicken pox and measles.

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Virus

Front

Produced by your white blood cells to fight off germs.

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Antibodies

Front

Weakened or destroyed cells of a particular germ that is injected into a person to keep a person from getting the disease.

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Vaccine

Front

Friendly bacteria

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Resident bacteria

Front

Stuffy nose, sore throat

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Symptoms

Front

Single- celled organisms responsible for strep throat.

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Bacteria