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| the process of heating food to a temperature that kills most bacteria |
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| an agent that is used to kill disease-causing organisms on objects such as surgical instruments |
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| an agent that is applied to the skin to kill pathogens and prevent their regrowth |
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| a disease that spreads from an infected organism or the environment through agents such as viruses, fungi, protists, and some bacteria |
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sexually transmitted disease (STD)
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| diseases that are transmitted from one person to another during sexual contact and that are caused by both viruses and bacteria |
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| a complex group of defenses that work to fight disease in the body |
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| proteins and chemicals that are foreign to the body |
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| a protein made by the body in response to a specific antigen and that reacts with the antigen to make it harmless |
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| a long-lasting immunity that occurs when the body makes its own antibodies to inactivate an antigen |
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| a shorter-term immunity that occurs when antibodies produced in another animal are transferred into the body |
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| the process of giving a vaccine either orally or by injection |
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| a type of white blood cell that helps other types of white blood cells produce antibodies |
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noncommunicable disease
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| a disease that is not spread from one person to another but may result from factors such as poor diet or uncontrolled cell growth |
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| a chronic, noncommunicable disease that results from uncontrolled cell division |
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| the use of chemicals to destroy cancer cells |
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| an overly strong reaction of the immune system to a foreign substance |
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| a substance that causes an allergic reaction |
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