Biology
Across
- 5. a person who does not eat meat or fish, and sometimes other animal products
- 7. a substance that our body identifies as foreign
- 12. cancer of the white blood cells
- 14. a disease that has spread across a geographical area, affecting many people in a short amount of time
- 15. a microorganism that causes a disease
- 16. organisms that live on or in a host, they include protozoa and worms, which cause many parasitic diseases
- 17. proteins on the surface of B lymphocytes, that act as receptors and identify antigens
- 18. our body's ability to combat pathogens and foreign substances or tissues
- 19. the person or animal that provides the organ, tissues or cells that are transplanted
- 20. the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health
- 21. organisms, usually humans or animals, which are exposed to and carry the disease
- 22. the kinds of food that a person, or community usually eats
- 23. destroys bacteria or prevents their growth, some are manufactured synthetically in laboratories, and others are made by microorganisms
Down
- 1. white blood cells which envelop and absorb the pathogen into their cytoplasm
- 2. the proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, or minerals contained in food
- 3. prokaryotic unicellular organisms that invade cells or release substances (toxins) that are very harmful to humans
- 4. eukaryotic unicellular or multicellular organisms, some grow on the skin, nails or hair
- 6. when other substances have been added to the drugs to obtain larger profits
- 8. taking living tissue or an organ and implanting it in another body
- 9. abnormal proteins that damage and destroy nerve tissue cells
- 10. the person who receives the transplant
- 11. an epidemic that has spread to different countries on different continents
- 13. medications used for fevers