PLTW-MD 8.1, epidemics

The blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.

High blood pressure.

The state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host.

The ability to maintain equilibrium by adjusting physiological processes in order to function.

The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction.

A harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a host's immune system to mount defenses.

The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood.

Measurements of the body's most basic functions.

The introduction of a pathogen into an organism to stimulate the production of antibodies.

A sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce.

Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.

An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people.

To recognize a disease by signs and symptoms.

A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.

A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.

Abnormally low body temperature.

Something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder.

Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions.

The application of the principles of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.

A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.

Any disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite.

Communicable by contact.