📚 Essential Vocabulary from The Hot Zone

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Pathogen

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A microorganism that causes disease

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Virus

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A tiny infectious agent that replicates only inside living cells

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Ebola

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A highly fatal hemorrhagic fever virus

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Marburg

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Another deadly filovirus closely related to Ebola

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Filovirus

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A family of viruses that includes Ebola and Marburg

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Hemorrhagic Fever

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A condition causing bleeding, fever, and organ failure

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Host

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An organism that harbors a virus or parasite

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Reservoir

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The natural host of a pathogen that may not show symptoms

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Zoonotic

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A disease transmitted from animals to humans

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Incubation Period

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The time between infection and symptom onset