Chapter B5 Communicable Diseases Summary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. A deficiency disease of plants, characterised by a yellowing of the leaves
  2. 7. The general name given to the body’s defences that prevent the entry of all types of pathogen
  3. 9. A bacterial cause of food poisoning
  4. 12. A simple hygiene measure to reduce the spread of pathogens to food (write as one word)
  5. 13. A protein molecule that attaches to specific pathogens
  6. 14. Antitoxins __________ the effect of poisonous toxins released by bacteria
  7. 16. A secretion from the glands of the stomach wall that kills bacteria in food (write as one word)
  8. 19. The process in which a white blood cell engulfs and destroys pathogens
  9. 23. Chemicals used to remove pathogens found on the external surface of an organism (e.g. skin)
  10. 24. The gel on which bacterial cultures are grown in the lab, it provides the nutrients they need for growth
  11. 27. These provide immunity to a disease to prevent it’s spread amongst a population
  12. 28. Athlete’s foot is an example of a disease caused by this type of pathogen
  13. 29. An organism that can carry and pass on a pathogen without getting the disease
  14. 30. Traps particles and bacteria in the trachea and lungs
Down
  1. 1. A pathogen that may damage cells directly or produce toxins that damage tissues
  2. 2. An antibiotic that can be used to treat some bacterial infections
  3. 4. Fugal disease of plants that reduces the area of leaves to carry out photosynthesis (write as one word)
  4. 5. A resistant strain of bacteria that can cause outbreaks of illness in hospitals
  5. 6. A pathogen that uses mosquitoes as it’s very to be transmitted between human hosts
  6. 8. Malaria is an example of this type of pathogen
  7. 10. The class of chemicals released by certain plants to kill potential pathogens
  8. 11. Drugs used to treat only the symptoms of a cold
  9. 15. A viral disease that will attack the body’s immune system if left untreated
  10. 17. The surface markers found on the outside of pathogens
  11. 18. Chemicals used to kill all pathogens on inanimate objects
  12. 19. An infectious disease causing microorganism
  13. 20. Small ‘hairs’ on certain cells that move in a wave motion to remove any trapped bacteria or particles
  14. 21. A viral disease of plants
  15. 22. A type of pathogen that replicates within a body cell
  16. 24. A massive depletion of the white blood cells in the immune system as a result of long-term viral infection
  17. 25. A viral disease that typically causes a fever and red skin rash
  18. 26. A bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD)