Activity 1.3 Medical Detectives Disease Agents

Signs of disease or injury.

• Symptoms

• Diagnosis

• Agent

• Congestion

In disease, a factor, such as a microorganism or a chemical substance, that can impact the development of  a disease or illness. 

• Symptoms

• Diagnosis

• Agent

• Congestion

The identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the medical evidence.

• Symptoms

• Diagnosis

• Agent

• Congestion

Excess mucus and secretions in the air passages of the nose.

• Lesion

• Nasal Congestion

• Glands

• Wheezing

Part of an area on the body that has suffered damage through injury or disease.

• Lesion

• Nasal Congestion

• Glands

• Wheezing

Lymph nodes in the neck that are small, bean-shaped organs that help the body recognize and fight germs, infections, and other foreign substances.

• Glands

• Nasal Congestion

• Tonsils

• Wheezing

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Lymph nodes located in the back of the throat.

• Glands

• Lesions

• Tonsils

• Wheezing

High-pitched whistling sound during breathing. It occurs when air moves through narrowed breathing tubes in the lungs.

• Glands

• Nasal Congestion

• Tonsils

• Wheezing

Select all that apply:

You can see them with a regular classroom microscope.

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

Select all that apply:

They need a host to multiply.

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi