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communicable disease
noncommunicable disease |
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disease that is spread from one person to another
ex: cold, strep throat, AIDS, HIV, measles, tuberculosis |
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cannot be spread from person to another
These are all genetic diseases
ex: Hemophilia
Sickle cell anemia
Cystic fibrosis |
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| person becomes very anemic |
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thick mucus in lungs
doctors try gene therapy to put the correct gene in for the bad gene |
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has mapped the sequence of bases on human DNA
identify harmful genes |
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organism that lives on or in another organism
ex: Plasmodium vivax (malaria) |
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poisons
ex: Clostridium botulinum - toxin found in canned foods (food poisoning) |
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| immune system protects us from disease |
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| white blood cells (macrophages) |
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| produce antibodies, which destroy pathogens |
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good food
carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins A, D, E, K, C, B1, B2
Minerals Ca, I, Fe, P |
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is an inherited disease that is treated with diet.
child can not drink milk or any dairy products |
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