Agents of Infection Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. agents of disease
- 3. that can be infected or get infected are children, the elderly, weakened immune systems, and unimmunized people
- 6. immune defense mechanism this keeps bad pathogens out of your body
- 8. a sub-microorganism that can infect all life forms
- 10. characterized by deadly transmittable diseases
- 11. organisms that are uni-celled and eukaryotic these microorganisms cells have a cell nucleus
- 13. portal of exit (skin, respiratory tract, urogenital, gastrointestinal tract, and conjunctiva)
- 14. a type of white blood cell that matures in the bone marrow and produces antibodies
- 16. parasitic worms and parasites
- 17. substance that stimulates an immune response with the goal of creating antibodies and providing immunity injections
Down
- 1. are single-celled microorganisms that are found almost everywhere on Earth
- 4. the source or the organism where agents of disease thrive (reservoir)
- 5. the ability to defend against pathogens by neutralizing pathogenic cellular products
- 7. protein produced by B cells in the blood also called immunoglobulin.
- 9. microorganisms that consist of molds and yeasts
- 11. portal of entry (skin, respiratory tract, urogenital, conjunctiva, and gastrointestinal tract)
- 12. the mode of transmission is either direct or indirect
- 15. anything that stimulates an immune response