| Term | Definition |
|---|
| vaccine | preparation to produce immunity |
| immune | protected against disease |
| toxins | poisons produced by microorganisms that cause disease |
| specific | something in particular |
| diphtheria | infectious disease that affects breathing |
| vaccination | the act of introducing a vaccine into the body |
| communicable | that which can be passed along to others |
| attack | to act harmfully against |
| safe | free from harm and danger |
| recover | to regain one's health |
| false | Vaccines are always made from dead germs. - true or false? |
| true | Vaccines help us develop immunity. - true or false? |
| true | Many communicable diseases are controlled by vaccines. - true or false? |
| true | You probably received certain vaccines before school age. - true or false? |
| false | There is a vaccine for the common cold. - true or false? |
| true | The health department gives vaccinations. - true or false? |
| true | Vaccines help prevent diseases from spreading. - true or false? |
| false | An isolated disease is called an epidemic. - true or false? |
| true | Epidemics can spread over the whole world. - true or false? |
| immune | Vaccines help the body become............. |
| attack | Germs...the body. |
| injected | Vaccines are usually...into the body. |
| early | Some vaccines are given very...in life. |
| safe | Vaccines can help us become... from disease. |
| antibodies | Vaccines cause the body to make.... |
| dead | Vaccines usually contained...or weakened germs. |
| rabies | Louis Pasteur discovered the...vaccine. |
| smallpox | Edward Jenner discovered the...vaccine. |
| react | A vaccine may cause the body to... |
| serums | Vaccines and...are different. |
| immediately | Serums provide antibodies to combat germs... |
| skin | the covering of the body |
| mucous membrane | the tissue lining the cavities of the body |
| saliva | the liquid that is secreted by the salivary glands in the mouth |
| pus | the liquid formed by inflammation of infected tissue in the body |
| inflammation | a condition of the body marked by redness, swelling, and pain |
| antisepsis | prevention of infection |
| asepsis | free from living germs |
| antiseptic | a substance that prevents infection |
| Joseph Lister | the developer of antiseptic surgery |
| purify | to make clean and pure |
| defense | the act of defending or protecting |
| invader | one that enters with force as an enemy |
| laceration | a break in the skin caused by cutting or tearing |
| abrasion | a break in the skin caused by rubbing or scraping |
| first | The skin is the...line of defense against pathogens. |
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