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Micro-Life Unit Vocabulary

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Infectiouscan be passed from one person to another
Diseasethe breakdown in the structure or function of a living organism
Carriera person who is contagious, but never develops symptoms of the disease or develops the symptoms only after a lengthy period
Epidemiologistsscientists who try to stop the spread of a disease
Vecoran organism that spreads disease-causing germs to humans, usually without getting sick itself (typically animals)
Quarantineisolation to prevent the spread of a disease
Magnifyenlarge
Field of Viewthe amount and detail of a material as seen under a microscope.
Microbecreatures that are too small to be seen with the human eye, they cause most infectious diseases
Cellthe basic units of structure and function of living things
Multicellularorganisms containing more than one cell
Unicellularorganisms that contains only one cell
Respirationusing oxygen to break down sugar from food, which provides energy and releases carbon dioxide as waste
Resistanta small number of bacteria in any population that is not affected by the antibiotic quickly
Full Coursetaking all of the given antibiotic, so the bacteria will not survive
Emerging Diseasesdiseases that are new among the human population
Immune Systemthe system that protects your body from invading microbes


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