Glossary
Antibody diagram:
Antibiotics:
A medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
Antibodies:
A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
Asymptomatic:
(Of a condition or a person) producing or showing no symptoms.
Brainstem:
The central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downwards to form the spinal cord.
Contagious:
(Of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.
Disease:
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Fatigue:
Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
A medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
Antibodies:
A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
Asymptomatic:
(Of a condition or a person) producing or showing no symptoms.
Brainstem:
The central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downwards to form the spinal cord.
Contagious:
(Of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.
Disease:
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Fatigue:
Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
Immunise:
Make (a person or animal) immune to infection, typically by inoculation.
Inactivated Polio Vaccine:
A vaccine that is made from a suspension of polio virus types that are inactivated (killed) with formalin.
Infectious:
(Of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment.
Nausea:
A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
Paralysis:
The loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury
Poliovirus diagram:
Make (a person or animal) immune to infection, typically by inoculation.
Inactivated Polio Vaccine:
A vaccine that is made from a suspension of polio virus types that are inactivated (killed) with formalin.
Infectious:
(Of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment.
Nausea:
A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
Paralysis:
The loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury
Poliovirus diagram:
Poliovirus:
Any of a group of enteroviruses including those that cause poliomyelitis.
Spine:
A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone
Symptomatic:
Serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable.
T-cells:
A lymphocyte of a type produced or processed by the thymus gland and actively participating in the immune response.
Tonsils:
Either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue.
Ventilator:
An appliance or aperture for ventilating a room or other space.
Virus:
An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
Any of a group of enteroviruses including those that cause poliomyelitis.
Spine:
A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone
Symptomatic:
Serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable.
T-cells:
A lymphocyte of a type produced or processed by the thymus gland and actively participating in the immune response.
Tonsils:
Either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue.
Ventilator:
An appliance or aperture for ventilating a room or other space.
Virus:
An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
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