Ch. 3 Word Search “Environmental Health”. 1. polluted water that contains human waste, garbage,...
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Transcript of Ch. 3 Word Search “Environmental Health”. 1. polluted water that contains human waste, garbage,...
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• the solid particles (soil, construction dust, tire rubber, asbestos from brake linings, diesel and motor vehicle exhaust) present in the air• particulate matter
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• an illness caused by several types of bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, rectal pain, fever, seizures, and kidney failure in humans• dysentery
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• an often fatal parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes causing flu-like symptoms in humans• malaria
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• a disruption in the relationship between Earth’s hydrosphere and atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can result in floods, droughts, hurricanes, and other types of severe weather• El Niño
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• wastewater from factories and refineries that is released directly into urban water supplies• effluent
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• very tiny pathogens, or organisms such as protests, bacteria, or viruses, that cause disease• microbes
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• gastrointestinal disease that is transmitted from the environment to humans through inadequately or improperly treated drinking water• cryptosporiodosis
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• reaction by the body to a foreign substance that, in similar amounts and circumstances, is harmless to most other people• allergy
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• similar to cryptosporidiosis in its infection methods, typical symptoms, method of transmission, and prevention• giardiasis
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• disorder of the lungs in which airways tend to constrict, resulting in episodes of breathlessness, wheezing, coughing, and tightness of the chest• asthma
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• outbreak of a disease that affects an exceptionally high portion of a population and occurs over a very large geographic area• pandemic
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• contaminants that are discharged or emitted from an identifiable source• point source (PS) pollutants
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• pollutants that are carried far from their sources by rain and melting snow and are eventually deposited in soil or into freshwater and groundwater systems• nonpoint source (NPS) pollutants