The Immune System
Across
- 4. A microscopic organism or agent that causes disease
- 5. A white blood cell that produces proteins to attack pathogens
- 10. A medical condition that cannot spread from person to person2
- 12. A simple, single-celled microbe without a nucleus
- 13. A protein that can identify and fight a specific pathogen
- 14. An increase in core body temperature over an extended time
- 15. A defence that blocks or traps pathogens before they can enter the body2
- 16. A component of blood that fights infections3
- 18. A medical condition that is caused by a pathogen2
- 19. A white blood cell that engulfs and destroys pathogens
- 21. A substance that boosts the body's immunity to a specific pathogen
- 22. Microscopic hairs on cells that line the airways
- 24. A medical condition that can spread from person to person by a pathogen
- 25. An organism with complex cells that feeds off a living host
- 26. A treatment that helps build immunity to an infectious disease
- 27. A painful redness or swelling of part of the body
- 28. The body system that prevents and fights disease2
- 30. Responses to specific pathogens inside the body that build immunity4
- 31. A B cell that remains in the bloodstream to recognize pathogens2
- 32. A microscopic infectious agent made of genetic material and proteins
Down
- 1. General responses to pathogens inside the body4
- 2. A change in a system causes another change in the opposite direction4
- 3. An organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye
- 6. The percentage of a population that is vaccinated against a disease2
- 7. The body's ability to protect itself from infection
- 8. A sticky liquid that lines the nose, throat, lungs and intestines
- 9. A defence that kills pathogens before they can enter the body2
- 11. A medical condition that is not caused by a pathogen3
- 17. A medical condition with specific symptoms
- 18. An invasion of the body by pathogens that then multiply
- 20. Barriers that prevent pathogens from entering the body4
- 23. The percentage of unvaccinated people who become infected with a disease2
- 29. The protection from infection provided when most of a population is immune2