Relacionar Columnas Epidemic FlashcardsVersión en línea Flashcards on epidemics por Benjamin D Morgan 1 Viral diseases can be spread through... 2 Decrease 3 Herd Immunity 4 Immune 5 viral disease 6 Virus 7 Increase 8 True 9 Vaccine 10 Epidemic definition 11 Vital Signs 12 False 13 Possible Epidemic Vaccination Percentage Level A harmless dead or weakened virus/bacteria that stimulates a person's immune system to mount defenses against the virus/bacteria A sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce As the number of people in the population that were originally infected increased the number of people in the population who became sick/ill will As the number of people in the population that are immune to the disease increased the number of people in the population who became sick/ill will When below 85-95% of the population is vaccinated against a virus air, contaminated food, contaminated water, or contaminated surfaces infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people When 85-95% of the population is vaccinated against a virus A sickness caused by a virus is called When a virus/bacteria cannot cause a person to become sick. You are considered __________ to this virus/bacteria The only way that a person can become immune to a viral disease is by becoming ill and then recovering OR by getting a vaccination (True or False) Clues for determining if a person is sick AND what they might be sick with The only way that a person can become immune to a viral disease is by becoming ill and then recovering (True or False)