Pltw pbs unit 31 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Epidemiologist: a specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population group 2. Endemic: native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field 3. Outbreak: a sudden rise in the incidence of a disease 4. Pandemic: disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a veryhigh proportion of the population. 5. Nosocomial disease: hospital acquired infection 6. Microbial (bacterial) cells: bacterial cells on and in a human noram...

PLTW PBS Unit 3.1 Exam Questions and Answers Viruses - Answer-very tiny 'germs' of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat that cause disease Bacteria - Answer-single-celled organisms that can be a harmful strain in the body including pneumonia, meningitis, and food poisoning. Fungi - Answer-invades the tissue via spores and can cause disease that's confined to the skin, spreads into tissue, bones, and organs, or affects the whole body. Helminths - Answer-parasitic worms that ...

PLTW PBS Unit 3.1 Exam