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TEACHERS NOTES - GRADE 5
TEACHER
VOCABULARY
Host - Any person in whom an infectious agent can
live and multiply.
Immunization - Method of producing resistance to
an infectious disease, usually by vaccination
or inoculation.
Infectious agent - An organism (virus, bacteria,
etc.) that is capable of producing infection
or infectious disease.
Method of entry - Manner in which organisms enter
the host's body.
Method of escape - Manner in which organisms leave
the host's body.
Mode of transmission - Manner in which an
infectious agent is transmitted from one
person to another.
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Organism - Any living thing, such as a virus,
bacteria, etc.
Susceptible host - A person not possessing
sufficient resistance against a particular
organism to prevent contracting the infection
when exposed to the organism.
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