7.1 Vocabulary Preview
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Match the vocabulary words to their de nitions below.
1.
antibiotic
A. a white blood cell that consumes pathogens
2.
antibody
B.
3.
bacteria
4.
contagious
5.
histamine
6.
immune
7.
8.
9.
immune
system
infectious
disease
lymphocyte
10.
macrophage
11.
neutrophil
a chemical that causes your body to react as if it had encountered a
pathogen
C. a type of white blood cell that consumes pathogens
D. an organism that causes disease
E. a disease that can be spread
F. isolation to prevent the spread of a disease
G.
able to make the antibodies to a pathogen before it can make you
unwell
H. a white blood cell that makes antibodies
I. very easy to spread; used to describe a disease
J. a chemical that is made by cells in response to injury
K. bacteria that causes disease
L. microscopic, single-celled organisms
12.
pathogen
M. an early antibiotic
13.
pathogenic
bacteria
14.
penicillin
15.
quarantine
16.
symptom
17.
vaccine
N.
a chemical made by the immune system that makes it easier for
white blood cells to destroy pathogens
O. the system in your body that ghts infections
P. a substance that kills bacteria or prevents the growth of bacteria
Q. indicator of a particular disease
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary word.
1.
are microscopic, unicellular (one cell) organisms.
2. A small percentage of known bacteria cause disease. These bacteria are known as
or
.
3. An organism that causes disease is a
4.
5. A
.
are bacteria that cause disease.
is anything that causes your body to stop working properly.
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7.1 Pre-Quiz
Record your answers. Then compare in pairs.
1. Identify some of the diseases you have had.
2. Identify suggestions your parents or other adults have made to you about things you can do so that
you can remain healthy.
3. Explain the reasoning behind the suggestions your parents/other adults have made so that you
remain healthy.
4. Identify which vaccinations you have had.
5. Describe some symptoms of being sick.
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