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Tier One Tier One: Vocabulary words commonly used in speech, reading, and writing; usually appropriate for early emergent readers (grades K-1).		Tier Two Tier Two: Vocabulary words generally encountered in elementary school curriculum (grades 2-5).		Tier Three Tier Three: Vocabulary words generally encountered in middle and/or senior high school curriculum (grades 6+).
ache noun : a dull pain that lasts for a while fever noun : a body temperature that is too high, caused by sickness germs noun : tiny living things that can cause disease or illness		cold noun : a common viral infection that can cause coughing, sneezing, and a runny nose congestion noun : being blocked up with or too full of something, as in an organ or body part having too much fluid contagious adjective : spread through contact with people or other living things contract verb : to catch an illness or disease cough noun : the sudden forcing of air from the lungs to clear the breathing passages diagnosis noun : the identification of an illness or injury disease noun : a condition, other than one caused by injury, that keeps a part of the body from working normally; an illness drug noun : a substance given as medicine epidemic noun : the rapid spread of a disease within a community gene noun : a basic unit of heredity that transfers a trait from one generation to the next immune system noun : a collection of cells, organs, and processes in the body of a human or other animal that protect against disease-causing germs immunization noun : a substance, usually in the form of a shot, that protects people from a disease infection noun : the invasion of the body by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other organisms, which sometimes causes disease infectious adjective : referring to diseases that can spread from one organism to another influenza noun : the flu; an infection of the respiratory tract, caused by a virus, that can spread quickly organism noun : a living thing pandemic noun : the rapid, worldwide spread of a disease prevention noun : an action that stops something from happening respiratory system noun : the body system that controls breathing by inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide saliva noun : a liquid in the mouth that mixes with food to help begin digestion; spit strain noun : a group of viral organisms of the same species symptom noun : a specific sign of illness or injury transmit verb : to cause something to be passed from one person, place, or thing to another vaccine noun : a medicine made of weak or dead microbes that teaches the body to fight stronger microbes of the same type virus noun : a microscopic organism that infects the body; a disease caused by a virus		antibody noun : a chemical produced by the body that attacks invading germs antiviral adjective : stopping the growth of a virus avian adjective : of or related to birds communicable adjective : able to be spread from one person to another (as in a disease) microbe noun : a microscopic organism, especially one that transmits disease microorganism noun : a microscopic organism, such as a virus or single bacterial cell mucous membrane noun : a type of body tissue that produces mucus mutate verb : to permanently change into a different form mutation noun : a genetic variation a living thing is born with that may alter how it grows and what it can do pathogen noun : a unicellular organism that causes disease swine noun : of or related to pigs; a pig