Circulating Viruses 2023
Across
- 3. An infectious microbe consisting of a segment of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat. Hint: It cannot replicate alone; instead, it must infect cells and use components of the host cell to make copies of itself.
- 5. Antibiotics do _____ kill viruses.
- 6. Viruses spreads mainly from person to person mode of _________.
Down
- 1. Contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs.
- 2. Your body's ability to recognize germs to prevent them from causing illness.
- 3. A preparation that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against diseases. Usually administered through needle injections.
- 4. A respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus discovered in 2019.
- 7. Stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus.