Question

1. match the definitions with the terms. a host organism that carries pathogens to victims something done to avoid disease a determination regarding illness in a patient a developmental disability characterized by repetitive behavior and difficulty in communicating the time of life during which a person changes from being a child to being an adult a doctor who works with children a type of skin cancer choices: vector, autism, melanoma, adolescence, preventive, diagnosis, pediatrician

Explanation:

1. A host organism that carries pathogens to victims is called a vector.
2. Something done to avoid disease is preventive.
3. A determination regarding illness in a patient is a diagnosis.
4. A developmental disability characterized by repetitive behavior and difficulty in communicating is autism.
5. The time of life during which a person changes from being a child to being an adult is adolescence.
6. A doctor who works with children is a pediatrician.
7. A type of skin cancer is melanoma.

Answer:

1. vector
2. preventive
3. diagnosis
4. autism
5. adolescence
6. pediatrician
7. melanoma