Infectious Diseases

3. temporary immunity that results from antibodies produced by another person.
6. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease
8. injection in order to protect against a particular disease.
13. the body's ability to stay safe by affording protection against harmful agents
16. process by which a pathogen spreads between hosts
18. exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease
19. the ability to respond better to pathogens that have been encountered previously.

1. the ability of the body to react specifically to a certain pathogen.
2. a source that is living or an inanimate object that provides a pathogen
3. preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through community efforts.
4. senior at RHS
5. carries and transmits an infectious parasite
7. the invasion and growth of germs in the body
9. particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell.
10. a disease that affects many people in one area.
11. white blood cell that makes antibodies
12. a pathogen that can cause a disease
14. comprises the cells and mechanisms that defend the host from infection by other organisms
15. small single-celled organisms.
17. help protect the body from infection