Infectious Disease

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Across
  1. 4. The invasion and multiplication of a pathogen in a host.
  2. 5. Ability of bacteria to survive exposure to an antibiotic.
  3. 7. Cell structure where protein synthesis occurs; target for some antibiotics.
  4. 10. A medicine that kills bacteria or stops them reproducing.
  5. 12. A disease-causing organism or agent.
Down
  1. 1. Differences within a population (can be genetic).
  2. 2. Process where individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce more.
  3. 3. Spread of a pathogen from one host to another.
  4. 6. A mechanism where bacteria pump antibiotics out of the cell.
  5. 8. A random change in DNA that can create new alleles.
  6. 9. Single-celled microorganisms; some are harmful, many are harmless/helpful.
  7. 11. The body system that recognises and destroys pathogens.