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| A breakdown in the structure or function of a living organism. |
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| A disease caused by a germ that can be passed from one person to another. |
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| A scientist who traces the spread of a disease through a population. |
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| A person who carries and can spread an infectious disease but never develops the symptoms of the illness. |
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| An organism (other than a person)that spreads disease causing germs usually without getting sick itself. |
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| to isolate a person to prevent the spread of an infectious disease |
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