Medicine: Past and Present Word Knowledge

1. Medicine: Past and PresentWord Knowledge

2. Word Knowledge : infect infection infectious disinfected All the word have the base word: INFECT Meaning: to affect or contaminate with disease or gems

3. Word Knowledge microbe microscope antibodies antibiotic Prefixes: micro- �very small� OBE: out-of-body, so microbe means something very small out of the body anti- �against�

4. Word Knowledge smallpox flask pride spared Consent Blends

5. Medicine: Past and Present plague infected microbes antibodies bacteria vaccine epidemic immune dispel sterilize http://www.opencourtresources.comhttp://www.opencourtresources.com

6. plague �Use context clues� In the middle of the fourteenth century, an epidemic called the Black Plague swept across Europe, Asia and Africa. A plague that swept through the country left few people alive.

7. infected �Use context clues� Why did some wounds get infected and others heal? Wash that cut on your hand so it doesn�t get infected with germs.

8. microbes �Use context clues� He found many different kinds of microbes, as these tiny animals are called today. Tiny plants or animals called microbes, or germs, cause disease.

9. Antibodies �Use context clues� He tried to think of a way of getting the body to develop these antibodies to attack the disease without having to get smallpox first. A person�s body makes antibodies that fight against the effects of disease germs.

10. bacteria �Use context clues� Before he could make the connection between these bacteria, or germs, and diseases, he had a more difficult job. Bacteria is another name for germs that cause disease.

11. vaccine �Use context clues� Using this information, Pasteur was able to develop a vaccine for anthrax. Getting a vaccine for measles protects you from catching the disease.

12. epidemic - an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly to many people

13. Immune- not able to get certain diseases

14. dispel Prove wrong

15. Sterilize- To make free from germs

16. When harmful microbes, or germs, enter the body, they multiply and cause disease. This is called infection. Your body's defenses usually do a killer job of squelching harmful microbes. But sometimes germs multiply faster than the body can handle and you get sick. People come in contact with germs in many ways, including:

17. Contaminated blood: Harmful microbes can enter your body through your bloodstream. Infected food or water: Dangerous microbes can enter through your mouth if you drink untreated water or swallow food that's uncooked or unwashed. Disease-carrying creatures: Harmful microbes can enter your body through close contact with infected creatures. Germy air: Dangerous microbes can spread through the air and enter your nose and mouth when you breathe.