Infectious Disease Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. type of pathogen that undergoes binary fission
  2. 9. creates memory cells to fight future infections
  3. 12. an organism that carries the disease
  4. 13. diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes are considered __________ diseases
  5. 14. This disease mutates every 20-40 years
  6. 15. type of pathogen requires a host cell for replication
Down
  1. 1. when the majority of a population receives a vaccine, it tends to create this
  2. 2. worldwide outbreak of a disease
  3. 3. bacteria could gain resistance to this type of medication
  4. 4. outbreak that only affects a certain area
  5. 5. any microscopic organism
  6. 7. type of pathogen that includes molds, mildews, and mushrooms
  7. 8. type of pathogen that requires a host for nutrition
  8. 10. the diseases that can spread between people
  9. 11. any disease-causing microbes