Study Guid
Karen M
Standard
8.L.1.2 : Epidemic is a outbreak of a disease that affects many people in a area of a specific country or region. Pandemic is a spread over a very large or through out the entire world.
To stop pandemic traveling could be stopped. To stop a epidemic you could just isolate the person who is sick
Epidemic- An outbreak of a disease that affects many people in an area of a specific country or region/
Pandemic- An outbreak that spreads over a very large are or throughout the enitre world.
Vector- An organism typically an insect that transmits disease.
Pathogen- A virus, bacteria, fungi, parasite, or protozoa that can cause illness and infection.
Protozoa- diverse organisms that cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi, Ex: amoebas and algae.
Virus- A non-living pathogen that can change mutate. It infects a host cell and replicates to cause illness and disease.