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premium
payment an insured person makes on an insurance policy
deductable
amount the insured pays before the policy (insurance company) starts to pay
co-pay
specific amount insured pays (out-of-pocket) for healthcare services at the time the costs are incurred with the insurer paying the remaining costs; typically a fixed amount
co-insurance
same as co-pay except the amount is a %
disparity
1. containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements 2. markedly distinct in quality or character
vulnerable
1. capable of being physically or emotionally wounded 2. open to attack or damage
race
a socially determined classification system, usually based on physical characteristics (generally skin color)
ethnicity
identification by members of a group that is distinctive based on national origin or unique cultural patterns
disease
a change away from a normal state of health to an abnormal state in which health is diminished
infectious disease
any disease caused by a pathogen (germ/virus/bacteria/fungi)
non-infectious disease
any disease NOT caused by a pathogen (asthma, CVD, obesity)
communicable disease
an infectious disease that may be passed from individual to individual
contagious disease
very communicable disease; very rapidly spreads from person to person
bacteria
one cell microorganism that multiplies quickly and may release chemical which can make you sick
virus
capsules that contain genetic material and use your own cells to multiply
fungi
primitive vegetables, like mushrooms, mildew, mold, yeasts
protozoa
one celled animals that use other living things for food and a place to live
helminths
parasitic worms that cause disease and illness in humans such as tapeworms, pinworm, and trichinosis
non-vector hosts
humans, other vertebrates, birds, bats
vector host
mosquitos, ticks, flies, protozoa
immunization
introduces antibodies to stimulate immune system to produce own antibodies
zoonotic diseases
disease caused by infectious agents that can be transmitted between (or shared by) animals and humans

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