Health crossword puzzle- Samuel Hreno
Across
- 2. where an infectious agent or a parasite can live, grow, and reproduce
- 5. "clue"
- 6. are a type of white blood cell called lymphocytes
- 8. an unexpected increase in the number of disease cases in a specific geographical area
- 9. living organisms that can transmit infectious
- 11. a measure of disease that allows us to determine a person's likelihood of having a disease.
- 13. the worldwide spread of a new disease
- 16. are microscopic organisms that can infect hosts, like humans, plants or animals
- 18. study of distribution and determinants of health-related states among specified populations
- 19. tailors its attack to a specific antigen previously encountered
- 20. how your body recognizes and defends itself against bacteria, viruses, and substances that appear foreign and harmful
Down
- 1. a key player in the adaptive immune response that is responsible for humoral immunity in mammals
- 3. The ability of an agent of infection to produce disease
- 4. are small single-celled organisms
- 7. is the body's first line of defense against germs entering the body
- 10. a way germs are moved to the susceptible person
- 12. A process by which a person becomes protected against a disease
- 14. how commonly or frequently a disease occurs in a specified population
- 15. something that causes an effect
- 17. is any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans