Microbiology 18

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Across
  1. 3. Inflammation of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
  2. 4. Amoeba that infects the brain via warm freshwater
  3. 5. Bacterium that can cause meningitis in children
  4. 6. Inflammation of brain tissue
  5. 7. Infectious misfolded protein
  6. 9. Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord (abbreviation)
  7. 10. Paralytic illness caused by a bacterial neurotoxin
  8. 11. Disease causing muscle rigidity due to neurotoxin
  9. 14. Protective barrier limiting substance entry into the brain
  10. 15. Gram-positive rod causing meningitis in newborns
Down
  1. 1. Genus of bacteria causing meningococcal meningitis
  2. 2. Fungus that can cause meningitis, especially in immunocompromised patients
  3. 8. Viral disease affecting the central nervous system via animal bites
  4. 12. Microorganism that infects nervous tissue
  5. 13. Fatal prion disease affecting humans (abbreviation)