Chapters 10-12
Having an excess in body fat
What is obesity?
Plantlike organism that causes diseases like ringworm and athlete's foot
What is a fungal infection?
High blood pressure
What is hypertension?
Cruel or hurtful online contact
What is cyberbullying?
Statutes that protect rescuers from being used for giving emergency care
What is Good Samaritan Laws?
Starches and sugars found in food
What is carbohydrates?
Individuals show no or mild symptoms after the onset of the infection
What is asymptomatic?
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 an electric shock to the heart and restore normal rhythm.
What is a defibrillator?
Inability to digest dairy products
What is lactose intolerant?
a virus normally found in pigs; a combination of human, pig and Asian flu viruses.
What is H1N1 virus?
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?
The process in which the body breaks down substances and gets energy from food
What is metabolism?
An organism that carries and transmits pathogens to humans and other animals
What is a vector?
A chronic disease that affects the way the body cells convert sugar into energy
What is diabetes?
Dangerous low body temperature
What is hypothermia?
The trapping of heat by gases in the earth's atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
An eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain causes starvation
What is anorexia nervosa?
A bacterial infection that affects the reproductive organs of males and females
What is chlamydia?
Antigens release chemicals that can stimulate mucus and fluid production
What is histamine?
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?