Health Science Vocabulary Test Worksheet

an acute inflammatory disease caused by a tick, characterized by recurrent episodes of decreasing severity in which joint swelling, fever, and rash occurs, sometimes with cardiac or nervous system complications
to pass or spread to another
a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition
an insect or other organism that transmits a pathogenic fungus, virus, bacterium, etc.
microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found everywhere
inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever
a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms
parasitic on deer and other animals and transmit the infectious agents of certain diseases, such as Lyme disease
(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact
any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is by a particular disease
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease, etc.
a bacterium commonly found in the intestines of humans and other animals, where it usually causes no harm. Some strains can cause severe food poisoning, especially in old people and children
a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease
capable of causing infection
a condition of a person, animal, or plant in which its body or structure is harmed because an organ or part is unable to work as it usually does
a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
the four major types of germs (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa) that can invade plants, animals, and people and sometimes they can make us sick
protected or exempt, especially from an obligation or the effects of something