vaccines
what are vaccines?
helps prevent people from getting diseases.
what is contagious disease?
diseases that can spread from person to person.
washing your hands helps prevent the spread of______.
Germs
this woman became famous for spreading Typhoid Fever while working as a cook.
Mary Mallon.
what is an X-ray?
invention that helps doctors see broken bones.
vaccinations work by helping the body build_____against disease.
immunity.
What disease spreads through dirty water?
Cholera
a city builds cleaner water systems to stop the spread of disease. This is an example of improving______.
public health.
What is a pandemic?
A disease outbreak that spreads across many countries or around the wold and affects a lot of people.
what is medicine?
doctors use these to help sick people get better.
vaccines help your body build immunity against____.
disease
this disease gave Typhoid Mary her nickname.
typhoid fever.
doctors recommend____ with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
washing hands
This disease was often spread through contaminated water.
Cholera.
What's a thermometer?
helps doctors check their patients temperature.
vaccinations have saved millions of_____.
lives
smallpox often left people with____on their skin.
Scars.
doctors and nurses help protect this.
public health.
Where does polio still remain?
Asia and Africa
what is a stethoscope?
invention that helps doctors listen to their patients heartbeat.
when was the smallpox vaccine developed?
1770
Cholera mainly affects this part of the body.
stomach/intestines.
cities build these to carry away waste and keep water clean.
sewers.
True or false. Typhoid Mary spread disease without feeling sick herself.
True.
medical advances help people live_____.
longer