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Disease Prevention and Control

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Human immunodeficiency virus
Product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from that disease
Nurse practioner
Viral infection of the liver
Registered nurse
Type of pathogen that lives on dead plant and animal material
Spread from 1 person to another; contagious
Type of pathogen that produces toxins, often as waste products, which harm the host
Chronic condition; long duration & generally slow progression; not curable
Advanced practice nurse
Protection from an infectious agent; once you have this to a specific disease, you can be exposed to that disease and not become infected
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Has advanced degree in nursing; must work under the supervision of a doctor; can prescribe medications per state regulatory laws
Condition of the body or one of its parts that impairs normal functioning & is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms
Down
BMI greater than or equal to 30
Type of pathogen that can only replicate itself within the cells of a living host
Type of pathogen that is metabolically dependent on another living organism (host) for completion of its life cycle
Must work under the supervision of a doctor; can prescribe medications per state regulatory laws; background of study is medicine instead of nursing
Physician's assistant
Has either a 2 or a 4 year degree; tasks include assessment and providing care as ordered by the doctor
Known as the "silent killer"
Non-communicable disease that results in too much sugar being in the blood stream
Medical doctor
Specific causative agent of disease
Non-communicable disease that affects the lungs through constriction of the airway, inflammation of the airway, and increased mucous production in the airway
Sexually transmitted infection
Body mass index