Vocabulary Test Read180

Things the body make to fight diseases

• equipment

• precaution

• antibodies

• bacteria

small, living things that can cause illness

• microbes

• bacteria

• treat

• virus

An action taken to stop something harmful from happening

• immune system

• protect

• treat

• precaution

all of the following could be considered equipment except...

• appliances

• tools

• first aid kit

• uniform

small, living things that can only be seen with a microscope and may cause disease

• bacteria

• antibodies

• microbes

• virus

to try to cure an illness using medication or special care

• treat

• protect

• vaccine

• equipment

parts of your body that work together to fight disease

• microbes

• immune system

• antibodies

to make someone sick

• disease

• infect

• virus

• bacteria

to keep a person or an item safe from harm or illness

• prevention

• precaution

• protect

something wrong with your body that shows you are sick

• symptom

• virus

• microbes

• antibodies