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Agent
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an organism that causes a disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or flukes
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Behavior
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The effects of cultural norms or societal organizations on human health
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Chemical insults
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factors, such as drugs, dangerous gases, and harmful liquids, that negatively affect human health
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Diarrhea
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A symptom of various viral, bacterial or parasitic infections which kills more than two million people a year.
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Ecology
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The relationship between plants and animals in an environment.
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Endemic
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a disease, such as chicken pox, that is constantly present in the population.
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Epidemic
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an outbreak of disease.
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Financial factors
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whether or not someone can afford health or medical care
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Functional factors
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In regard to access to health care, the presence or absence of health care resources.
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Geographical factors
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in regard to access to health care, how close or accessible facilities are to users
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Habitat
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the natural Characteristics and cultural aspects aspects of an enviroment
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Host
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a living thing that has a disease
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Infectious stimuli
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the effects on a person caused by viruses, bacteria, or other physical insults
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Malaria
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A disease caused by mosquito spread though parisates and common is hot, humid areas
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Pandemic
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Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population.
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Physical insults
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traumatic events, such as accidents, shock, or radiation poisoning, that negatively affect human health
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Psychosocial insults
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the effects of things such as crowding, anxiety, belonging, or love on a person's health
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Social factors
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societal realities, such as racist or sexist policies, that might limit a person's access to health care
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Yellow Fever
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a mosquito-transmitted viral disease that causes an acute hemorrhagic fever, affecting about 200,000 people worldwide each year
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Schistosomiasis
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an endemic infectious disease caused by a fluke, which also lives in snails for part of its life cycle. The infection causes a massive immune response, affecting about 200 million people worldwide
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Vector
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means by which DNA a disease agent is transmitted to a host such as a mosquito, tick, fly, or rodent.
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Tuberculosis
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A potentially deadly lung disease, also known as TB. There are 9 million new cases each year.