Diseases Unit Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. any member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
  2. 3. any disease that is caused by a pathogen.
  3. 4. a group of medicines used to kill or slow the growth of bacteria that cause disease.
  4. 7. a microbe that causes disease in an organism.
  5. 8. the action of stopping something from happening or arising
  6. 13. microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be dangerous (cause infection) or beneficial (such as in fermentation and in decomposition).
  7. 14. an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
  8. 15. a disease that spreads across a large population of people, normally in a regional area.
  9. 16. an animal that carries and transmits a disease.
  10. 17. a preventive shot to yield immunity against a specific disease, usually employing a form of the disease agent in a weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
  11. 18. an organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane
Down
  1. 1. a disease that cannot be spread from one organism to another.
  2. 5. a person with a disease that they can pass on to other organisms.
  3. 6. a chemical substance made by the body to help destroy an invading pathogen
  4. 7. a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles
  5. 8. an epidemic that spreads more globally affecting a large geographical area.
  6. 9. medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury
  7. 10. a particle consisting of DNA encased in a protein coat that must inject its DNA into a living cell in order to reproduce. A microbe that consists of nucleic acid
  8. 11. any change that disrupts the normal function of one or more body systems.
  9. 12. any organism or near life form that cannot be seen with the naked eye.