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Health
Chapter 6 Review
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3rd Grade
06/26/2011

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microbes
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tiny living organisms that can be seen only with a microscope
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harmful microbes
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called germs
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infectious diseases
Definition
diseases caused by germs
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antibodies
Definition
chemical substances made by the body to fight germs
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bacteria
Definition
microbes which are tiny plants
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pasteurization
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a method of destroying harmful bacteria by heating a liquid and then cooling it quickly
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viruses
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germs that cause diseases (smaller than bacteria)
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antibiotic
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a chemical substance taken into the body to destroy harmful bacteria
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vaccine
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weakened disease germs that cause the body to make antibodies
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immune
Definition
safe from a disease
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