Pathogens
This is the definition of Pathogens.
What is a tiny organism that causes communicable diseases?
This type of disease cannot be passed from person to person.
What is non-communicable diseases?
This disease is defined as an abnormal immune reaction to an ordinary harmless substance.
What is allergy?
Heart disease can be defined as this.
What is any condition that weakens the heart or blood vessels or interferes with how they perform?
This disease is characterized by the rapid and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.
What is cancer?
These are the 4 Major Pathogens.
What is bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites?
Cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, and congenital heart disease are an example of this.
What is non-communicable diseases?
What causes humans to experience allergies.
What is Histamine being released into the body due to a harmless substance?
This can be defined as when a person's blood is placing pressure on the arteries.
What is high blood pressure?
The type of disease that can be passed from one person to another person, animal, or object is called?
What is a communicable disease?
This pathogen is responsible for Athletes foot and Ringworm.
What is Fungi?
These are the two types of non-communicable diseases.
What is chronic and degenerative?
Name three causes of allergies.
What is airborne allergens, certain foods, insect stings, medications, and latex?
This country has the most deaths from heart disease.
What is America?
This is what a substance is called when it can cause cancer.
What is carcinogen?
This pathogen is mostly harmless, lives inside your body, breaks down food and antibiotics are used to cure these infections.
What is bacteria?
Cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's are all examples of this type of disease.
What is degenerative?
These are the three ways allergies can be prevented.
What is avoiding the allergen, takin medications, and getting injections?
This can be defined as when blood flow to a part of the heart is reduced.
What is a heart disease?
These are diseases that are present either continuously or on and off over a long period of time.
What are chronic diseases?
The other word for parasite is...
What is protozoa?
These are the three causes of non-communicable diseases.
What is lifestyle choices, environmental factors, and present at birth?
The most common allergy in the U.S.A. is this.
What is pollen allergies?
The two most common forms of heart disease
What is arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis?
This is defined as all disorders that are present when a baby is born.
What is congenital disorders?