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3/9/11 vocab words
Question | Answer |
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sporozoa | a parasite protozoan that enters a host cell during one phase of a 2 life cycle. |
prion | shortened form of the term PROteinaceous INfectious particle. A pathogenic protein molecule that converts normal proteins of the body into abnormal proteins causing abnormalities of functions. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and BSE. |
Coccus | it is a spherical bacteria cell. A way to classify bacteria. |
nematode | they are roundworms. Large parasites capable of infesting humans. One of the major groups of pathogenic animals. |
anaplasia | to form backwards. When cells fail to differentiate. |
idiopathic | Arising spontaneously from an unknown cause. |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | Viral infection caused by pneumonia and symptoms of fever, dry cough, dyspnea, headache, hypoxia. Progresses to death due to respiratory failure from alveoli damage. |
Nevus | Small pigmented benign tumor of the skin. |
Autoimmunity | A process in which a person's immune system attacks their own tissues- cause for several disease's. |
Chlamydia | Small bacterium that infect the human cells as an obligate parasite. |
Endemic | Refers to disease native to local region of the world. |