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flipsyde

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Glossary of terms- The search For better Health

Health- The state of well-bring both physically, mentally and socially and not necessarily the absence of disease.

Disease- A condition which prevents the normal function of an individual

Pathogen- A disease casing organism

Virus- RNA of single stranded DNA molecule that lives in a host cell and replicates e.g. smallpox.

Prion- abnormal infections proteins that cause disease in the brain- e.g. Jacobs Disease

Protozoan- single celled pathogens e.g. malaria

Fungi- eukaryotes that grow in warm moist areas.

Eukaryote- has absence of a nucleus and organelles

Prokaryote- has nucleus and organelles

Macrophages- Live on and/or in organism to feed and can be seen with the naked eye. E.g. Tapeworm
 

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