humans —><— microbes

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Across
  1. 5. and organisms potential to cause disease
  2. 7. the __ harbors a small but significant array of bacteria
  3. 8. class of bacterial exotoxins that disrupts the cell membrane of RBCs
  4. 11. cells that engulf and destroy host pathogens by means of enzymes and antimicrobial chemicals
  5. 12. organisms coming from somewhere within the same human host to cause infection
  6. 14. provides the baby with the necessary enzymes to digest milk
  7. 15. any characteristic or structure of the microbe that contributes to its ability to establish itself in the host and cause damage
Down
  1. 1. enzymes secreted by microbes that break down and inflict damage on tissues
  2. 2. normal __ are unlikely to be displaced by incoming microbes
  3. 3. a microbe whose relationship with its host is parasitic
  4. 4. deviation from health that results when cumulative effects of infection damage
  5. 6. microbes get PAST host defenses (enters tissues and multiples)
  6. 9. organisms coming in from outside of body
  7. 10. human cells have 21k __ encoding genes
  8. 13. patience causing disease when host defenses are compromised