Chapter 12: Infectious Conditions

A global epidemic is known as a(n) ________.

When infectious disease cases suddenly increase with higher than projected endemic numbers, it becomes a(n) ________.

A disease can occur if the person or host has a weakened immune system and a hospitable environment exists for the ________.

Which would be considered a risk factor one could control in "breaking the chain" of disease transmission?

When the immune system is in a weakened condition it is described as ________.

True/False: An antigen (a substance capable of causing disease) can be a virus, bacterium, fungus, a parasite, a toxin, or tissue or cell from another organism.

The body produces ________, which analyze, weaken, and destroy antigens.

Specialized white blood cells that attack and destroy foreign invaders to the body are ________.

When the body makes a mistake and targets its own tissue as infectious, it is known as a(n) ________.

If an individual is under subsequent attack by a previously encountered disease-causing microorganism, the individual's memory T & B cells are quickly activated, providing ________.

True/False: The principle upon which a vaccination is based can be summarized as "memory S & C cells provide pathogens to infection."

What behavior would promote and increase your risk of infectious disease?

Which phrase best describes the term "vaccination"?

True/False: A person who exhibited a high fever, body aches, and headache would be considered as having the flu.

A form of staphylococcal infection on the rise in recent years is ________.