Pathogens

1. These three letters stand for a virus that infects plants, causing a mosaic pattern on the leaves and reducing photosynthesis
5. One of the four types of pathogen, salmonella and gonnorrhoea are examples
7. A type of pathogen example malaria
8. Some diseases are spread in this way by bodily fluids mixing. HIV and gonnorhoea are spread this way.
9. One of the four types of pathogen, malaria and Black Death (the Plague) are examples.
12. This means 'eating' and is a way that some diseases are spread. Salmonella can be spread by someone with it on their hands transferring it to food, and someone else then 'eating' the bacteria.
15. This animal is the vector for malaria.
16. Rose black spot is caused by this type of pathogen and causes black spots on rose leaves -reducing the effectiveness of photosynthesis.

2. A disease caused by a protist which lives on/in red blood cells, thereby drastically reducing the carrying capacity for oxygen and causing extreme tiredness and dizziness.
3. This is a disease caused by a virus which causes a fever and red skin rash. It can be fatal.
4. One of the four types of pathogen, HIV and Covid-19 are examples.
6. This type of transmission is spread via sneezing or coughing.
10. (of a disease or disease-causing organism) likely to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc., through the environment.
11. A protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen
13. a airborne virus that we went through recently
14. These three letters stand for a virus that infects humans, severely reducing their immune system's abilities. Early symptoms can be flu-like.