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1. Once referred to as venereal diseases - ____ are infectious diseases that are spread primarily through intimate sexual contact.

2. Siblings - the media - and the __________ also play important roles in gender development.

3. The third stage of the ________ _______ pattern for males and females is the orgasmic stage.

4. Bodies are disposed of in one of four ways. _____________ is the most common method.

5. Each year Americans dispose of paper - newspaper - cardboard - clothing - yard waste - wood pallets - food waste - cafeteria waste - glass - metal - disposable tableware - and an endless variety of other types of MSW (municipal _______ ______).

6. A person gets this type of diabetes when their _______ system inadvertently destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in response to a viral infection.

7. Heart muscle tissue begins to die when it is deprived of oxygen and nutrients; this has the potential to result in myocardial ___________ or heart attack.

8. Nitrogen and _______ compounds are pollutants produced by a variety of industrial processes - including the burning of high sulfur content fuels.

9. For proper _____ conduction to occur within portions of the brain and spinal cord - an insulating sheath of myelin must surround neurons. In the progressive disease multiple sclerosis - the cells that produce myelin are destroyed and myelin productio

10. The death rate from ________ cancer has dropped greatly since 1950 - largely because of the use of the Pap test.

11. Studies have shown that in addition to food - shelter - and consistent care - infants need ____ and affection.

12. __________ exercises use mechanical devices that provide resistances that consistently overload muscles throughout the entire range of motion.

13. Secondhand tobacco smoke is an indoor air __________ widely recognized as a major health risk - especially for children.

14. The sixth link in the chain of infection is the ____ ____.

15. The three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome are ______ - resistance - and exhaustion.

16. The newborn baby is referred to as a _______.

17. AIDS is caused by HIV - a virus that attacks the ______ __ cells of the immune system.

18. People who stop smoking can ________ chronic bronchitis.

19. Minimal procedures are undertaken whenever possible - and __________ or chemotherapy is often used with surgery to ensure maximum effectiveness.

20. The prostate gland is a small - walnut-sized gland located below the ________.

21. _______ while pregnant can result in defects in the developing child known as fetal tobacco syndrome.

22. Through _________ - some pathogenic agents - particularly viruses - become more virulent than they once were.

23. Food _________ are chemical compounds that are intentionally added to our food supply to change some aspect of the food - such as its color or texture.

24. ________ is a debilitating chronic disease that has a significant effect on the human body.

25. ______ transmission occurs between infected and uninfected people when infectious agents travel by means of nonhuman materials such as water - food items - soil - towels - clothing - and eating utensils.

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