Pathogens
This single celled organism can both cause disease and be helpful to your body depending on what kind it is.
What are bacteria?
This organ, which covers your entire body, keeps the outside from getting to your insides.
What is skin?
The respiratory tract is a part of this body system.
What is the respiratory system?
Hepatitis attacks this major organ.
What is the liver?
Drinking too much of this substance can cause colon and/or liver cancer.
What is alcohol?
Despite it's name, this plant like organism is not a fun guy.
What are fungi?
This type of cell identifies and kills pathogens that invade your body.
What are white blood cells?
These are the three main parts of the respiratory tract.
What are the nose, throat, and lungs?
These are the three most common types of Hepatitis.
What are types A, B, and C?
Being outside and exposed to too much of this can cause skin cancer.
What is sunlight?
This type of pathogen transmission happens when someone sneezes without covering their mouth and nose.
What is airborne transmission?
These are produced by your immune system to identify pathogens and mark them for destruction.
What are antigens?
This bacterial respiratory infection causes inflamed lymph nodes and white spots on your tonsils.
What is strep throat?
What type of pathogen causes Hepatitis?
What is a virus?
This common viral infection can cause liver cancer.
What is hepatitis?
Diseases caused by this pathogen can be treated with antivirals but not antibiotics.
What are viruses?
This body system is directly related to your immune system.
What is the lymphatic system?
This respiratory infection that causes liquid to build up in your lungs also has a silent letter at the beginning of it's name.
What is pneumonia?
This type of Hepatitis is the most common blood-borne infection in the United States.
What is Hepatitis C?
This is any substance, organism, or agent that is capable of causing cancer.
What are carcinogens?
Protozoa and Rickettsia are spread through this type of direct contact.
What are bug bites?
You acquire this type of immunity from getting a vaccine or being exposed to a pathogen.
What is active immunity?
It is recommended to get a vaccination every year for this viral respiratory infection.
What is influenza?
This type of Hepatitis can be prevented by receiving vaccination.
What is Hepatitis B?
This is the name for blood cancers.
What is Leukemias?