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WorksheetsInfectious Disease Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Course of Infection
How long the disease is communicable
The process of transferring a pathogen form one host to another
How easily the pathogen is transmitted
Host
Air, water, direct contact, vectors and others
An organism that is infected with a pathogen
Any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind
Method of Transmission
Air, water, direct contact, vectors and others
An organism that is infected with a pathogen
Any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind
Disease
Air, water, direct contact, vectors and others
An organism that is infected with a pathogen
Any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind
Transmission
How long the disease is communicable
The process of transferring a pathogen form one host to another
How easily the pathogen is transmitted
Infectiousness
How long the disease is communicable
The process of transferring a pathogen form one host to another
How easily the pathogen is transmitted
Germs
Tiny one-celled organisms that live nearly everywhere
Organisms that are so small that they can be seen only through a microscope
One-celled organisms that have a more complex structure than bacteria
Bacteria
Tiny one-celled organisms that live nearly everywhere
Organisms that are so small that they can be seen only through a microscope
One-celled organisms that have a more complex structure than bacteria
Protozoa
Tiny one-celled organisms that live nearly everywhere
Organisms that are so small that they can be seen only through a microscope
One-celled organisms that have a more complex structure than bacteria
Fungi
How long the disease takes to develop or become communicable
Primitive life-forms, such as molds or yeasts, that connot make their own food
The study of the patterns involving health evens such as disease
Incubation time
How long the disease takes to develop or become communicable
Primitive life-forms, such as molds or yeasts, that connot make their own food
The study of the patterns involving health evens such as disease
Epidemiology
How long the disease takes to develop or become communicable
Primitive life-forms, such as molds or yeasts, that connot make their own food
The study of the patterns involving health evens such as disease
Vector
The ability of an organism to resist infection
An organism that is infected with a pathogen
A different species of organism that can move a pathogen between hosts
Immunity
The ability of an organism to resist infection
An organism that is infected with a pathogen
A different species of organism that can move a pathogen between hosts
Virus
The smallest and simplest disease causing organism
An organism that is infected with a pathogen
A different species of organism that can move a pathogen between hosts
