Q3 Vocab #3 Review

Epidemic

• disease that has spread worldwide, infecting large number of people

•  disease that has spread through a region, higher than typical infected

• disease that can be spread from person to person

pandemic

•  disease that has spread worldwide, infected large number of people

• disease that has spread through a region, higher than typical infected

• disease that cannot be spread person to person 

microbe

• microorganism that may or may not cause a disease

• organism that is a carrier, spreads specifically through blood

• organism that is spreading a disease, not visibly sick

• disease that cannot be spread person to person

carrier

• disease that has spread worldwide, infected large number of people

•  disease that can be spread person to person

• disease that cannot be spread person to person

• organism that is spreading a disease, not visibly sick

vector

• organism that is spreading a disease, not visibly sick

• organism that is a carrier, spreads specifically through blood

infectious

•  disease that can be spread person to person

• disease that cannot be spread person to person

• microorganism that may or may not cause a disease

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

non-infectious

• disease that can be spread person to person

• disease that cannot be spread person to person

TRUE OR FALSE: Epidemics spread to larger areas and to more people than pandemics.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Influenza is a...

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

Tapeworm is a...

• Virus

• Parasite

• Bacteria