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• pneumonia

  Infection of the lungs.
• reservoir

  The habitat in which an infectious agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies, which can include humans, animals, or the environment.
• Respirator

  A device that assists in breathing.
• schizophrenia

  A chronic mental condition or disorder in which an individual cannot think, feel, or perceive reality that relates to others.
• source (of infection)

  The person, animal, object, or substance from which an infectious agent is transmitted to a host.
• spinal cord

  It’s a neurological tube that runs in the vertebral column and connect to the base of the brain.
• steatorrhea

  Oily or fatty stool.
• strabismus/squint

  It is a condition in which eyes cannot look in the same direction at the same time.
• symptom

  A sign or indication that someone has a disease.
• syndrome

  A combination of signs and symptoms characteristic of a disease or health condition; sometimes refers to a health condition without a clear cause.
• telemedicine

  Telemedicine uses technology, such as videoconferencing and remote patient monitoring, to provide real-time health care at a distance and allow doctors and patients to communicate and consult from afar. With the current widespread restrictions on in-person office visits, the use of telemedicine by medical and dental practices is rapidly expanding.
• tuberculosis

  Infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
• umbilical cord

  It is a structure that contains blood vessels supplying and draining blood between placenta and the foetus.
• variant

  A micro-organism variant is an isolate whose genome sequence differs from that of a reference virus. No inference is made about whether the change in genome sequence causes any change in the phenotype of the virus.
• vector

  A living intermediary that carries an agent from a reservoir to a susceptible host (see also transmission, biologic and transmission, mechanical) (e.g., mosquitoes, fleas, or ticks).
• virulence

  The ability of an infectious agent to cause severe disease, measured as the proportion of persons with the disease who become severely ill or die.
• absolute poverty

  A household experiences absolute poverty when its income falls below a level that prevents the family from meeting basic needs, such as food, shelter, safe drinking water, education, and healthcare.
• acceptance

  Acceptance is a core principle in social work whereby the social worker's attitude and actions demonstrate respect for the client's dignity, understanding of their behavior and feelings, and non-judgmental stance.
• accessibility

  A social work technique whereby the practitioner conveys to clients that their ego strength is developing, likely leading to improved social functioning. (Terminology Committee for Social Work)
• acknowledgement

  The act of recognizing or validating a client's statements, feelings, or experiences.
• action

  To be active, to act, to achieve, or to accomplish something.
• active listening

  Efficient hearing that involves fully paying attention to and attending to what is being said.
• active participating citizen

  Community members who actively contribute to change by taking responsibility for initiating community-building activities, rather than relying on government or agencies, thereby owning their destiny.
• activist

  A social work practitioner or individual who prompts action against human rights violations to achieve social change.
• adapt

  The individual and environment's ability to accommodate one another, creating a goodness-of-fit between human needs and environmental resources.