Malaria, Aids and TB

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The type of mosquito that carries the Malarial parasite
Anopheles
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The term given to describe how mosquitoes carry malaria but do not suffer from the diseases
Vector
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The causal agent for Malaria
Plasmodium
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Major symptom of malaria
Fever
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The genus of the bacteria that causes TB
Mycobacterium
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The type of transmission that spreads TB
Airborne
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The types of infection common in people with Aids
Opportunistic
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Term that decribes when a disease is spread over a large area
Pandemic
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Term to referring to a disease causing organism
Pathogen
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The study of patterns of disease
Epidemiology
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The percentage of a population suffering from a disease
Morbidity
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The organism that is home to a parasite
Host
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The term given to describe how mosquitoes carry malaria but do not suffer from the diseases

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Vector

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The causal agent for Malaria

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Major symptom of malaria

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The genus of the bacteria that causes TB

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