Unit 3.1 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. nonliving, submicroscopic infective agent
- 4. disease transmission that occurs when susceptible host inhales particles, touched infected object, bitten by infected insect
- 8. cause of disease or condition
- 9. eukaryotic protist; animal- like
- 10. sudden increase in the occurrence of a disease
- 11. epidemic that has spread across several countries/ continents
- 15. single-celled, prokaryotic microorganism
- 16. technique and/or process of preventing contamination
- 18. misfolded proteins
- 19. anything that simulates an immune response
- 20. parasitic worm
Down
- 1. spore producing eukaryotic organisms
- 3. non specific immunity
- 5. establishment of a disease causing microorganism within a host
- 6. protein that works to impair pathogens
- 7. disease causing organism
- 8. disease perpetually present in a community or population
- 12. specific immune defense mechanisms
- 13. healthcare expert who investigates health related matters
- 14. differential staining technique used to characterize gram negative and gram positive bacteria
- 17. disease transmission that occurs when a susceptible host touched an infected individual or exposed to bodily fluids