Disease and Health Terms

Very In-tersting

5

This "in" word means to cause disease in

Infection

10

This "in" word describes hurt or damage received.

Injury

15

This "in" word is a contagious disease caused by a virus that causes fever, aches, and pains.

Influenza

20

This "in" word means to inject a weakened germ to protect against disease.

Inoculate

25

This "in" word means weak or frail in body.

Infirm

Diagnosis Needed

5

This disease is caused by a lack of insulin in the body

Diabetes

10

The freezing of a part of the body

Frostbite

15

A sleeplike state caused by a disease or injury

Coma

20

This injury to the brain can be caused by a blow to the head

Concussion

25

This disease is passed by mosquitoes and causes chills and fever

Malaria

Feeling Better

5

This "anti" substance kills microscopic plants or animals that cause disease

Antibiotic

10

This "anti" substance counteracts the effects of poison

Antidote

15

This "v-word" is a weakened form of a germ that is given to protect against disease.

Vaccine

20

This "r-word" describes a medicain or treatment that cures

Remedy

25

This "t-word" is the transfer, especially of blood, from one to another

Transfusion

Please Define

5

The definition of fever

A rise in body temperature above normal

10

The definition of epidemic

Something that spreads widely and affects many at once

15

The definition of nausea

A feeling of being sick to the stomach

20

The definition of famine

The extreme shortage of food

25

The definition of allergy

An abnormal body reaction to something

Starts with "S"

5

An operation to treat disease or injury

Surgery

10

A problem in a living thing that indicates a disease or disorder

Symptom

15

Death or suffering caused by lack of food

Starvation

20

A condition caused by being in the sun too long, often causing fever

Sunstroke or sunburn

25

To close or sew a part of the body

Suture