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Define the following words: Antibiotic Antiseptic Disinfectant Antiviral Define the following words:...

Define the following words:
Antibiotic
Antiseptic
Disinfectant
Antiviral
Define the following words:
Epidemic
Pandemic
Endemic

Answer

Antibiotic: A substance that fights bacteria.

Antiseptic: A substance that prevents the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.

Disinfectant: A chemical liquid that destroys bacteria.

Antiviral: A substance that inhibits the growth of viruses.

Epidemic: A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

Pandemic: An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.

Endemic: A disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

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