Week 11 Vocabulary Flashcard

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Network of cells, tissues, and organs that protects the body from disease and infection:

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Immune system

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A measure of how many people live in a given area:

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Population density

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A microorganism which causes disease:

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Pathogen

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A sudden or violent increase in activity:

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Surge

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A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease at a particular time:

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Pandemic

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The process by which a disease spreads from one person to another:

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Transmission

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A disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a large proportion of the population:

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Pandemic

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The number of new cases of a disease in a specific time period:

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Incidence

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The total number of cases of a disease in a population at a given time:

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Prevalence

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An outbreak of a disease that occurs in a localized area:

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Epidemic