Infectious Disease Voacbulary

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Across
  1. 2. An infectious microbe consisting of a segment of either DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat
  2. 5. Single-celled prokaryotes, including some that cause disease
  3. 6. Proteins that speed up chemical reactions. That can help build up or break down compounds
  4. 7. Eukaryotic heterotrophic organisms that play important roles in decomposition. Includes mushrooms, mildews, and molds
  5. 9. Resistance- Bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them
  6. 10. Tough spore that allows bacteria to withstand freezing, drying out and heating
Down
  1. 1. Eukaryotes that cannot be classified as animals, plants or fungi
  2. 3. A preparation of a weakened or dead form of a pathogen that causes an organism to develop immunity against the pathogen
  3. 4. When a large part of the population of an area is immune to a specific disease making the spread of the disease less likely
  4. 8. The process by which bacteria transfer genetic material to one another through direct contact