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Infectious Diseases (Vocabulary)
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- 1HARMFULHARMFUL: Having a negative, dangerous effect.
E.g. Tobacco is harmful for our lungs.
- 2DISEASEDISEASE: It is a health problem.
E.g. The flu is a disease
- 3PATHOGENSPATHOGENS: They are harmful organisms.
E.g. Bacteria and viruses are pathogens.
- 4CONTAGIOUSCONTAGIOUS: Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
E.g. The flu is a contagious disease.
- 5PARASITEPARASITE: It is an organism that needs other organism to live.
E.g. A mosquito is a parasite because it needs to drink blood from other organisms.
- 6FEVERFEVER: It is a high body temperature.
E.g. A common symptom of the flue is fever over 38º
- 7COUGH
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- nATURAL sCIENCE Flashcards on Infectious Diseases (Vocabulary), created by ALICIA GUILLEN on 26/11/2019.
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