Communicable Diseases

any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind

• communicable disease

• disease

• infection

• pathogens

a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal, or object

• infection

• disease

• communicable disease

• pathogens

disease-causing organisms that are so small they can only be seen through a microscope

• pathogens

• disease

• infection

• bacteria

a condition that occurs when pathogens enter the body, multiply, and cause harm

• bacteria

• disease

• communicable disease

• infection

the smallest pathogens

• fungi

• bacteria

• viruses

• protozoa

tiny one-celled organisms

• bacteria

• viruses

• fungi

• protozoa

organisms that are more complex than bacteria but cannot make their own food

• bacteria

• viruses

• fungi

• protozoa

one-celled organisms that are more complex than bacteria

• viruses

• bacteria

• fungi

• protozoa

an organism, such as an insect, that transmits pathogens

• protozoa

• vector

• carrier

• disease

cleanliness

• vector

• carrier

• pathogen

• hygiene