| Term | Definition |
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| toxicology | the study of the harmful effects of substances on organisms |
| dose | the amount of a harmful chemical to which a person is exposed |
| dos-response curve | shows the relative effect of various doses of a drug or chemical on an organism determined by experiments |
| epidemiology | the study of the spread of a disease |
| risk assessment | an estimate of he risk posed by an action or substance |
| particulates | particles in the air that are small enough to breathe into the lungs |
| pathogens | organisms that cause disease |
| host | an organism in which a pathogen lives all or part of its life |
| vectors | organisms that transmit diseases to people (like a mosquito) |
| cross species transfer | pathogens that have moved from one organism to another |
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