Chapters 23/24
Communicable Diseases and STDs
Communicable Diseases and STDs
A virus normally found in pigs.
Why is H1N1 virus?
High blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
Cruel or hurtful online contact.
What is cyberbullying?
Statutes that protect rescuers from being sued for giving emergency care.
What is Good Samaritan Laws?
Starches and sugars found in foods.
What is carbohydrates?
An organism that carries and transmits pathogens to humans and other animals
What is a vector?
The spread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body.
What is metastasis?
Sequence of events that leads to unintentional injury.
What is accident chain?
A device that delivers an electric shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm.
What is a defibrillator?
The process in which the body breaks down substances and gets energy from food.
What is metabolism?
Individuals show no or mild symptoms after the onset of the infection.
What is asymptomatic?
A specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and harmless substance.
What is allergy?
The steps you take to prevent yourself from becoming the victim of crimes.
What is personal safety?
Round the clock service that provides emergency medical advice on poisons.
What is poison control center?
An eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain causes starvation.
What is anorexia nervosa?
Plant-like organism that causes diseases like ringworm and athlete's foot
What is fungal infection?
Antigens release chemicals that can stimulate mucus and fluid production.
What is histamine?
Dangerous, low body temperature.
What is hypothermia?
The trapping of heat by gases in the earth's atmosphere.
What is greenhouse effect?
Inability to digest dairy products.
What is lactose intolerance?
A bacterial infection that affects the reproductive organs of males and females.
What is chlamydia?
A chronic disease that affects the way the body cells convert sugar into energy
What is diabetes?
Being aware of potential hazards on the road and taking action to avoid them.
What is defensive driving?
The spread of city development onto undeveloped land.
What is urban sprawl?
Having an excess of body fat.
What is obesity?