Some viral diseases, such as AIDS, destroy critical cells of the immune
system, leaving the body unable to deal with multiple infection agents
and cancerous cells.
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Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Personal and community health Grades 9-12, page 197 The severity of disease symptoms is dependent on many factors, such as human resistance and the virulence of the disease, producing organism. Many diseases can be prevented, controlled, or cured. Some diseases, such as cancer, result from specific body dysfunctions and cannot be transmitted. |