Intro to concepts and terminology of infection and infectious diseases

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Across
  1. 7. microorganisms that are usually found associated with healthy body tissue
  2. 9. the microorganisms that are present on or in another organism for a short time without causing disease
  3. 10. disease with no detectable symptoms or manifestations
  4. 11. an organism tat grows in or on a host organism
  5. 13. objective disease characteristics that can be observed by someone else examining
  6. 14. disease that can be spread from one individual to another
  7. 20. the invasion or growth of microorganisms in the body
  8. 21. a microbial parasite that does harm to the hose
  9. 23. form of symbiosis in which two organisms of different species live in a relationship that benefits both of them
Down
  1. 1. disease that appears a long time after infection
  2. 2. growth of microorganisms after it has attached to host tissues or other surfaces
  3. 3. a long term disease, often has slow onset
  4. 4. species of microbes that are always present on or in another organism
  5. 5. a relationship between two organism
  6. 6. disease with fairly rapid onset and usually rapid recovery
  7. 8. an individual who harbors infectious organisms but does not exhibit symptoms of the disease
  8. 12. a relationship between two organisms in which one is harmed
  9. 14. a communicable disease that is spread easily
  10. 15. disease arising from outside of hosts or from opportunistic pathogen
  11. 16. the presence of microorganisms on inanimate objects or surfaces of the skin or mucous membranes
  12. 17. a microorganism that does not ordinarily cause a disease, but can become pathogenic under certain circumstances
  13. 18. a specific group of signs and or symptoms that occur together and are indicative of a particular disease or abnormal condition
  14. 19. subjective characteristic of a disease that can be felt by the patient only
  15. 22. a disturbance in the host which impairs normal host functions