Infectious Disease - Crossword
Across
- 1. The treatment used for bacterial infections.
- 4. A bacterial infection that can cause fever and gastrointestinal issues.
- 6. A small organism that lives by depending on another living being.
- 7. A type of medication used to treat viral infections.
- 11. A viral disease preventable by vaccination.
- 14. Scientific name for germs that cause infectious diseases.
- 15. transmission Type of transmission where infectious agents are carried by dust or droplets in the air.
- 20. Type of direct contact that involves touching or physical interaction.
Down
- 2. A very small creature that is larger than a virus and can cause diseases like tuberculosis and typhoid.
- 3. contact Type of transmission involving physical contact between an infected and vulnerable person.
- 5. Organism made of chitin, responsible for diseases like athlete's foot and oral thrush.
- 8. foot A fungal infection that affects the feet.
- 9. A skin condition caused by parasites.
- 10. A type of fungi that is sometimes edible and other times poisonous.
- 12. A parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
- 13. A tiny, inactive thing outside a cell that can become active inside a living cell.
- 16. The protein coat that surrounds the DNA of a virus.
- 17. A common illness caused by a virus.
- 18. Objects or materials, like doorknobs and towels, that can carry infections.
- 19. contact Transmission involving an intermediate object or surface, such as contaminated medical equipment.