Herd Immunity (mainly...)
Across
- 3. When a pathogen invades the body
- 4. The average number of 'secondary infections' caused by an infected individual
- 8. These are used by lymphocytes to detect the presence of foreign cells
- 10. The passing of a pathogen from one person to another
- 12. The total number of individuals in the same species in a given area in a given time
- 13. When a certain percentage of a population is immune to a disease and transmission in impeded
- 14. When our body is able to destroy an infection before it causes us harm
Down
- 1. Immune response that makes large quantities of antibodies rapidly
- 2. When different factors are linked together (they depend on each other)
- 5. Enzymes are released from these structures by phagocytes to destroy pathogens
- 6. Artificially inducing immunity
- 7. Responds to broad groups of pathogens (phagocytes)
- 9. A disorder of structure or function that has a cause and symptoms (an absence of health)
- 11. Responds to specific types of pathogens