Disease and Human Health

Science of studying disease-causing microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, Fungi, etc)

• Streptococcus

• Infection

• Protozoa

• Microbiology

Something capable of spreading disease without being infected itself (rats, mosquitoes, soil parasites)

• Vector

• Hazard

• Virus

• Infection

Disease that can be spread from one generation to the next

• Microbiology

• Infection

• Streptococcus

• Infectious Disease

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Multi-cellular Eukaryotic organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down organic matter.

• Protozoa

• Virus

• Fungi

• Bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Using sanitary habits to maintain health and prevent illness

• Infection

• Disease

• Hygiene

• Toxin

Anything causing danger or risk to health

• Calorie

• Vector

• Hazard

• Hygiene

Unicellular prokaryotic organisms found nearly everywhere on Earth; capable of living in a variety of areas of conditions. Many are beneficial while many cause infectious (may be treated with antibiotics)

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protozoa

Caused by invasion of a pathogen, often causing harm to tissues

• Infection

• Infectious Disease

• Hygiene

• Epidemic

Illness or sickness caused by genes, infection, toxicity, nutritional imbalance, etc.

• Disease

• Hygiene

• Epidemic

• Protozoa

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Nonliving pathogen that is capable of infecting and reproducing within living hosts: may spread rapidly throughout populations.

• Virus

• Vector

• Fungi

• Disease