Elementary S.O. Disease
Detectives
outbreak - A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease
epidemic - a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a
particular time.
contagious - Able to be passed easily from one person to another.
chronic - continuing for a long time
acute pain - pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery
vaccination - An injection that produces a mild form of a disease in order to help build
up an immunity to it.
communicable disease - A disease that can be spread from one person or species to
another.
non-communicable disease - A disease that cannot be spread from person to person
allergen - a substance that causes an allergic reaction
congenital disorder - an abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth
environmental toxin - poisonous chemicals in our environment that affect human health
in a bad way
disease vector - An animal that spreads a disease, once infected, to another animal.
Virus - a tiny nonliving germ that causes illness; not helped by antibiotics
Pathogen - a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Bacteria - a tiny germ that causes illness but can be stopped by antibiotics
germ - a microorganism, especially one that causes disease
Carcinogen - A cancer-causing substance
