Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs Glossary

Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs Glossary

Avert

To stop something from happening

Cold War

A war in which not a single bullet is exchanged between combatants. May include proxy wars.

Epidemic

A disease which is widespread but somewhat concentrated in a single country, or a few countries.

Epidemiology

The study of how diseases spread, mutate, and affect the population.

Extraterrestrial

Alien.

MERS

The acronym for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, a respiratory disease which originated in the middle east.

Pandemic

A global disease which affects most of the world.

Pathogen

Something that can cause a disease.

Penicillin

A class of antibiotic drug.

Philanthropy

The act of giving money to a cause

Surrogate

A substitute for something

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