Infectious disease
Across
- 4. A potentially serious infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs.
- 7. An infection with salmonella bacteria, commonly caused by contaminated food or water.
- 8. An infection of the air-filled space behind the eardrum (the middle ear).
- 9. A disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.
- 10. Middle East respiratory syndrome
- 12. A highly contagious viral infection causing an itchy, blister-like rash on the skin.
- 13. A reactivation of the chickenpox virus in the body, causing a painful rash.
- 15. A serious bacterial infection that causes painful muscle spasms and can lead to death.
- 18. A viral infection that affects the salivary glands that's easily preventable by a vaccine.
- 19. a type of bacteria that normally lives in your intestines.
Down
- 1. A tick-borne illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.
- 2. A common viral infection that can be deadly, especially in high-risk groups.
- 3. causes AIDS and interferes with the body's ability to fight infections.
- 5. A serious infection of the nose and throat that's easily preventable by a vaccine.
- 6. A common viral infection of the nose and throat.
- 11. Inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes, typically caused by an infection.
- 12. A common and potentially serious bacterial skin infection.
- 14. Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid.
- 16. severe acute respiratory syndrome
- 17. A virus that may cause paralysis and is easily preventable by the polio vaccine.