Infectious Diseases

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Across
  1. 2. A virus or infection that no longer exists.
  2. 3. Single-celled prokaryotes, including some that cause disease.
  3. 6. Temporarily inactive.
  4. 8. An infectious microbe consisting of a segment of either DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat.
  5. 9. Eukaryotes that cannot be classified as animals, plants or fungi.
  6. 10. When a large part of the population of an area is immune to a specific disease making the spread of the disease less likely.
Down
  1. 1. A medicine that kills bacteria or slows their growth.
  2. 4. Tough spore that allows bacteria to withstand freezing, drying out and heating.
  3. 5. A preparation of a weakened or dead form of a pathogen that causes an organism to develop immunity against the pathogen.
  4. 7. Eukaryotic heterotrophic organisms that play important roles in decomposition. Includes mushrooms, mildews, and molds.