Microbiology

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Across
  1. 2. Koch's postulates
  2. 3. A non-living sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce. Not made of cells. Examples: rabies, cold, flu, measles, Hepatitis B, AIDS, others.
  3. 4. the culture plate method to identify pathogens that cause disease
  4. 7. microorganisms that cause disease. Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi and Protozoans(parasites).
  5. 8. a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease
  6. 10. treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens(Louis Pasteur) This process is used to make milk safe to drink.
  7. 11. pasteurizing(heating) milk to kill bacteria. Also developed a vaccine to prevent Rabies
  8. 14. A dead or inactive form of a pathogen. They prevent some types of diseases such as measles, mumps, Hepatitis B.
Down
  1. 1. proposed the germ theory of disease
  2. 4. the first doctor to recognize the importance of hand-washing to PREVENT the spread of infectious diseases.
  3. 5. A one-celled prokaryotic microorganism without a nucleus. Cause disease by rapidly reproducing and making toxins which damage our body cells. Examples: Lyme disease, cholera, tuberculosis, strep throat, tetanus and others.
  4. 6. Drugs that destroy/kill bacteria
  5. 9. When there are lots of cases of an infectious disease in one area of the world.
  6. 12. When a person has white blood cells that can rapidly make the correct antibodies to destroy/kill a pathogen.
  7. 13. When an infectious disease spreads worldwide.