Ch 20 Toxicology & Epidemiology

What are viruses, bacteria, and organisms in the environment that causes human health classified as?

What types of hazards does toxicology deal with?

Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a:

The process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm is called what?

What is a disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time and is increasing rapidly called?

What are chemicals that cause cancer called?

What hazards does epidemiology deal with?

What is a vector?

When concentrations of toxicants increase each step up the food chain it is called?

What is the effect as a result to exposure of a substance?