Transcript Medicine: Past and Present

Medicine: Past and
Present
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epidemic
• noun
• a rapidly spreading disease
plague
• noun
• a destructive epidemic disease
germs
• noun
• tiny plants or animals that cause disease
infected
• adjective
• having disease germs present
microbes
• noun
• tiny organisms or germs too small to be
seen without a microscope
antibodies
• noun
• substances produced by the body that
destroy or weaken germs
immune
• verb
• protected from germs
bacteria
• noun
• germs
vaccine
• noun
• a preparation of weakened germs used to
protect a person or animal from a disease
sterilize
• verb
• to make free from germs