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| compare the health of people exposed to a particular chemical with the health of a similar group not exposed |
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| chemicals that cause or promote cancer |
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| chemicals that cause or promote cancer |
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| predators in food chains gain a higher level of toxic chemicals in their bodies because they eat the smaller prey affected |
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| multiple chemical sensitivity |
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| individuals sensitive to many toxins |
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| pets, livestock, wild animals, mosquitoes, food, water, air |
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| a disease that cannot be spread from one person to another |
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| permanent consequence of exposure to a chemical |
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| factor responsible for the largest number of premature deaths and reduced lifespans |
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| specialized cells and tissues that protect the body against disease and harmful substances |
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| number of people tuberculosis kills per year worldwide |
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| can be spread from person to person |
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| chemicals or forms of radiation that can cause or increase the frequency of mutations in DNA |
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| a determining dosage must be reached before any detectable harmful effects occur |
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| the two biggest killers worldwide for disease |
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| causes temporary or permanent harm and possibly death |
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| preliminary but not conclusive evidence that a chemical causes significant harm should spur preventative action |
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| reduce the harmful effects of chemicals |
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| smoking, poor diet, unsafe sex, drugs, working conditions, poverty |
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| fire, earthquake, volcanic eruption |
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| the scientific process of estimating how much harm a particular hazard can cause to human health or environment |
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| toxic substances that can harm or kill us may have beneficial health effects at very low doses |
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| consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
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| any dosage of a toxic chemical causes harm that increases with dosage |
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| prevents death from dehydration for victims of diarrheal diseases |
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| malignant cells break off from tumors and travel in body fluids to other parts of the body |
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| multiply the harmful effects of chemicals |
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| chemicals that cause harm or birth defects to a fetus or embryo |
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| caused by the overuse of antibiotics and development of resistant species |
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| large spread outbreak of an infectious disease in a specific area or country |
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| number of people who reported having HIV in 2005 worldwide |
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| molecules absorbed and stored in the body at higher than normal levels |
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| devoted to tracking down the connections between wildlife and humans while looking for ways to slow or prevent the spread of such diseases |
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| secretes hormones and other items into the blood |
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| immediate harmful reaction to exposure to a chemical |
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