Diseases and Conditions

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Across
  1. 6. Incurable disease commonly associated with excessive salivating
  2. 7. A condition where the body cannot properly deal with high blood sugar
  3. 9. An abnormal mass of tissue
  4. 11. ____ disorders are when the immune system targets healthy cells
  5. 13. A misfolded protein that causes other proteins to misfold
  6. 14. Any microbe that can cause disease
  7. 15. A pathogen that hijacks cells and replicates within the host
  8. 16. The only disease that has been eradicated
Down
  1. 1. A widespread disease outbreak occurring within a specific location
  2. 2. When a cell dies as a result of trauma
  3. 3. The decline in cognitive abilities, typically occurring in the elderly
  4. 4. An _____ reaction occurs when the body overreacts to a foreign substance
  5. 5. Programmed cell death
  6. 8. Defined by a reduced amount of healthy blood cells in circulation
  7. 10. Occurs when a cell mutates and starts rapidly dividing
  8. 12. Rare but serious disease used as a bio-weapon