INFECTIOUS DISEASE & ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE (6 marks)

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Across
  1. 3. Immune signalling pathway activated following endotoxin exposure.
  2. 5. Contaminated environmental source linked to industrial waste and infectious disease exposure.
  3. 8. Host immune response characterised by an increased white blood cell count.
  4. 10. Route of environmental exposure involving ingestion.
  5. 11. Immune cell type that recognises endotoxin via pattern recognition receptors.
  6. 15. Inflammatory mediator released during immune activation.
  7. 16. Natural flowing water body frequently contaminated by industrial and urban pollution.
Down
  1. 1. Environmental condition involving limited or absent oxygen that favours certain bacteria.
  2. 2. Bacterial toxin released from the cell, often confused with endotoxin.
  3. 4. Polluted systems act as this for pathogenic bacteria.
  4. 6. Bacterial survival structure promoted in contaminated water systems.
  5. 7. Abbreviation for bacterial endotoxin responsible for triggering systemic inflammation.
  6. 9. Transmission route involving contamination from human or animal waste.
  7. 12. Collective term for microorganisms capable of causing disease.
  8. 13. Free-floating bacterial state, distinct from surface-associated communities.
  9. 14. Environmental medium commonly associated with pathogen transmission.