A | B |
Normal cells mutate and replicate uncontrollably | Cancer |
Abnormalities in individual’s genetic material. | Genetic diseases |
Most important sanitation protocol for therapists. | Handwashing |
Weight loss; Fevers and night sweats | HIV |
Caused by infectious agent called pathogen | Infectious disease |
Single-cell organism | Protozoa |
Transmitted through contaminated food and water or by contact with feces | Hepatitis A virus |
Protect the modesty of the client and therapist | Draping |
Bacteria that usually affects lungs | Tuberculosis |
Sudden onset with severe symptoms | Acute |
Medical condition that is present at or before birth | Congenital disorder |
Objective changes in the body that can be observed and measured | Signs |
Spread cancerous cells to other parts of the body | Metastasis |
Developed universal precautions to reduce the transmission of communicable disease | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
The collective principles of health preservation | Hygiene |
Transmission of a pathogen through touch | Direct contact |
Transmitted through contaminated food or water or by contact with feces | Hepatitis A |
Parasitic animals that suck the blood of the host and cause intense itching | Lice |
Cleaning massage facilities thoroughly with disinfectant | Sanitation |
Parasitic animals that burrow under the skin and live off the blood of the host | Mites |