The Bad Guys
Scientists call these harmful germs
What are pathogens?
There are living creatures that use your body to help them live and, in the process make you sick
What are parasites?
This upsets the normal workings of your body's systems
What is a disease?
These are tiny masses found all over your body
What are lymph nodes?
This is an infection that only infects a small area of your body
What is a localized infection?
These one-celled organisms are found nearly everywhere
What are bacteria?
These are not adorable as their name makes it sounds, the good thing is that they are usually short lives
What is acute disease?
What is lymph?
This is an infection that affects many of your body's systems
What is systemic infection?
Candida is an example of this kind of parasite
What is congagious?
Located in the lymph nodes, these are invader detectors
What are lymphocytes?
A dog bite would be consider what kind of infection
What is localized infection?
Eating undercooked pork infected with this type of parasite could make you really sick
What are worms? or What is Trichinella?
This type of disease is quite serious and maybe even life-threatening
What is malignant?
This organ is about the size of your fist and filters blood
What is the spleen?
A sickness like the flu would be considered what kind of infection?
This pathogens aren't really alive, but can make you quite sick
What are viruses?
This type of disease of caused by one of those "bad guys"
What is infections disease?
Located in your chest, this organ is a training camp for lymphocytes
What is the Thymus?