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A condition that disrupts the structure or function of a living thing.
disease
The act of finding something.
detection
The injection of a substance that stimulates a person's immune system and prevents him or her from getting a disease if it is encountered later.
vaccination
A set of practices or behaviors that are meant to prevent disease.
hygiene
The use of scientific knowledge in practical applications. It often results in new machines or processes.
technology
A simple nonliving infectious agent. It is composed of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat.
virus
A disease that persists for a long time.
chronic disease
The process by which a person becomes immune to a certain disease. This often occurs after a person is vaccinated.
immunization
can be caused by a virus or a bacterium. The symptoms may include redness, increased tearing, a thick discharge from the eye, or itchy and burning eyes.
Conjunctivitis, or pinkeye
An implanted device used to regulate a patient's heartbeat.
heart pacemaker
The occurrence of a communicable disease in many members of a community at one time.
epidemic
Medical services provided by an institution, physician, nurse, or technician.
health care
Government laws, regulations, and practices that promote the health and well-being of people in a community.
public health policy
To move something from one location to another. One example of transmittal is the movement of disease from one host to another.
transmit
A technique to show a person's internal anatomy. Produces images that look like visual "slices."
computerized tomography (CT) scan
The occurrence of a communicable disease in many individuals around the world.
pandemic
A financial product. In exchange for a payment or series of payments, insurance will pay agreed-upon amounts for specified medical services.
health insurance
The regulation of food production and processing. It ensures that food is safe and free of disease-causing organisms.
food inspection
commonly called the "kissing disease," because one way of getting it is by kissing an infected individual. It is also possible to catch the disease by sharing items that have been in contact with an infected person's saliva.
Mononucleosis
A technique to show a person's internal anatomy. Uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to produce images.
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
A disease that can be transferred from one individual to another. This happens by direct or indirect contact, or through a third organism
communicable disease
A rapid allergic reaction that leads to a drop in blood pressure, inflammation, and the closing of the throat.
anaphylaxis
A device designed to restore a normal heartbeat when a person's heart stops or loses its rhythm.
automated external defibrillator (AED)
Something that can be transmitted from one individual to another which causes disease. Can be transmitted directly or indirectly
infectious agent
A technique to show a person's internal anatomy. Uses a machine that produces sound waves which are too high to be heard.
ultrasound