PCH PART 1 FLASHCARDS

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SELF-EXAMINATION

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Examination of one's body especially for evidence of disease.

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PANDEMIC

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A WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE OVER A WHOLE COUNTRY OR THE WORLD AT A PARTICULAR TIME

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HEAT STROKE

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A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION MARKED ESPECIALLY BY CESSATION OF SWEATING, EXTREMELY HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE, AND COLLAPSE THAT RESULTS FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE

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ALLERGY

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A DAMAGING IMMUNE RESPONSE BY THE BODY TO A SUBSTANCE, ESPECIALLY POLLEN, FUR, OR DUST, TO WHICH IT HAS BECOME HYPERSENSITIVE

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EPIDEMIC

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A WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN A COMMUNITY AT A PARTICULAR TIME

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HEALTH SCREENING

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MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF A PERSON TO DETECT DISEASE OR ABNORMALITY

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HYPOTHERMIA

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THE CONDITION OF HAVING AN ABNORMALLY LOW BODY TEMPERATURE, TYPICALLY ONE THAT IS DANGEROUSLY LOW

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INFECTION

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THE STATE PRODUCED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE OR MORE PATHOGENIC AGENTS (SUCH AS BACTERIA, PROTOZOANS, OR VIRUSES) IN OR ON THE BODY OF A SUITABLE HOST

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PATHOGEN

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A BACTERIUM, VIRUS, OR OTHER MICROORGANISM THAT CAN CAUSE DISEASE

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PREVENTION

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THE ACTION OF STOPPING SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING OR ARISING