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1. a communicable disease

bacteria and viruses
2. caused by bacteria, viruses or other pathogens
infectious disease
3. caused by many different factors such as heredity, lifestyle and environment
chicken pox
4. organisms that cause disease, germs
vectors
5. most common causes of infectious disease in the United States
pathogens
6. animals that carry pathogens
immunization
7. method of protection against certain diseases
non-infectious disease

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Answer:

1. chicken pox

2. infectious disease

3. non-infectious disease

4. pathogens

5. bacteria and viruses

6. vectors

7. immunization

Step-by-step explanation:

An infectious disease, also known as transmissible disease or communicable disease, is a type of disease caused by microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc) that can be passed from person to person, while a non-infectious disease cannot be spread from person to person but can be genetically inherited across generations (e.g., certain types of cancer). A pathogen is any type of organism that causes diseases to its host, which can be an infectious agent (e.g., a virus). Chickenpox is a contagious (transmissible) disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which is a class of herpes viruses. Chickenpox is spread by the saliva of infected individuals released into the air when breathing, coughing, sneezing, or speaking. Vectors are organisms that do not cause diseases but help in transmitting them (e.g., Aedes aegypti is a mosquito vector that transmits different diseases such as yellow fever and dengue). Finally, immunization refers to the medical procedure that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity against a specific disease (e.g., vaccination is a type of immunization).

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