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semester 1
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Health Care
10th Grade
12/20/2010

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Term
communicable diseases
Definition
diseases caused by the direct or indirect spread of pathogens from one person to another
Term
saprophytes
Definition
bacteria that digest nonliving food materials
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parasites
Definition
bacteria that has food supply of living plant or animal
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host
Definition
plant or animal that parasite feeds on
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resident bacteria
Definition
bacteria that live in your mouth and intestines and on your skin
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viruses
Definition
small, simple lifelike forms
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phagocytosis
Definition
process by which phagocytes engulf and destroy pathogens
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neutrophilis
Definition
one type of phagocyte that are most actively involved in process of phagocytosis
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lymphocytes
Definition
type of white blood cell that fights pathogens
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antibodies
Definition
proteins that destroy or neutralize pathogens in your body
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active immunity
Definition
immunity your body develops to protect you from disease
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vaccines
Definition
preperations that usually are composed of dead or weakened viruses
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vaccination
Definition
vaccine is injected into body
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passive immunity
Definition
temporary immunity that the infant acquires from the mother
Term
biofeedback
Definition
biological feedback about your body
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