Disease Review

Anything that changes the DNA of an organism

• Mutagen
• DNA polymerase
• Chromosome
• Gene

Any microorganism that cannot be seen with the naked eye

• Microbes

• Algae
• Fungus
• Virus

A living thing that transmits a disease from one organism to another

• Carrier
• Host
• Vector
• Pathogen

The passing of a disease from one individual to another by direct or indirect contact

• contagion

• viral infection
• disease prevention
• bacterial outbreak

Any organism that causes a disease is a but is not affected by it

• vector

• fungus
• bacteria
• virus

The passing of a disease from one person to another is called

• infection
• contagion
• transmission
• epidemic

A substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen is called

• pathogen
• antibody
• vaccine
• antigen

The rapid spread of a disease. (multiple states or countries)

• Outbreak
• Epidemic
• Infection
• Pandemic

A disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world is called

• epidemic
• infection
• outbreak
• pandemic

A type of pathogen that is tiny and not living is called a

• virus
• protozoa
• fungus
• bacteria