Diseases and Disorders
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. disorder
A. A manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
2. genetic
B. A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
3. inherited
C. Low in temperature; also a sniffly illness
4. communicable
D. Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
5. cold
E. The abbreviation for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, an advanced stage of HIV infection.
6. flu
F. Infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of ___ bacilli and manifested in fever
7. tuberculosis
G. Physical activity that keeps you fit
8. asthma
H. The food and drink a person usually has
9. HIV
I. Serious disease where cells grow out of control
10. AIDS
J. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
11. STD
K. An abbreviation for sexually transmitted disease.
12. cardiovascular
L. A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
13. diet
M. To obtain from someone after their death
14. cancer
N. Of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
15. exercise
O. Capable of being transmitted by infection
16. lifestyle
P. Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing
17. epilepsy
Q. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome