Across
- 2. disease spread through environment
- 12. noncancerous
- 13. hardened arteries with reduced elasticity
- 15. test that screens for presence of HIV antibodies in blood
- 18. global outbreak of infectious disease
- 23. specific reaction to foreign and frequently harmless substance
- 24. spread of cancer from where it originated
- 25. virus that attacks immune system
- 26. genetic material surrounded by a protein coat
- 27. physical or mental impairment that limits normal activities
- 29. Infections disease whose occurrence has increased or threatens to increase
- 33. single celled organisms
- 35. debilitating destruction of joints due to inflammation
- 46. outbreak that effects many people in the same place at the same time
- 48. a law prohibiting discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities
- 49. preparation of dead or weakened pathogens introduced to body to stimulate immune response
- 50. when symptoms disappear
- 52. chemical agents that destroy disease-causing microorganisms while leaving patient unharmed
- 55. microorganism that infects the digestive system
- 56. passage way which makes breathing possible
- 57. inflammatory disease causing difficulty breathing
- 58. chemical that stimulates mucus & fluid production
- 59. HIV test that produces results in 20 minutes
Down
- 1. non-transmitted disease
- 3. pathogens in body multiply & damage body cells
- 4. white blood cells that coordinate & performs many functions of specific immunity
- 5. group or more 100 different diseases that causes loss of movement in the joints
- 6. protein that acts against specific antigen
- 7. lining of various body cavities
- 8. infection of lungs in which air sacs fill with pus & other lyrics
- 9. cancer-causing substance
- 10. severe hearing loss
- 11. organism that carries and transmits pathogens
- 14. showing no symptoms
- 16. chronic disease that affects the way sugar converts to energy
- 17. below-average intellectual ability present from birth
- 19. chest pain when heart doesn't get enough oxygen
- 20. reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection
- 21. removal of small tissue for examination
- 22. scaring of liver
- 28. uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells
- 30. abnormal mass of tissue with no natural role in body
- 31. disease that affects the heart or blood
- 32. disease of accumulation of plaque on artery walls
- 34. high blood pressure
- 36. disease which weakens immune system
- 37. immune system attacks itself
- 38. disease of joints in which cartilage breaks down
- 39. vaccine that protects 4 types of HPV
- 40. test that detects HIV antibodies and confirms results of earlier test
- 41. irregular heartbeats
- 42. network that fights of pathogens
- 43. infections spread person to person through sexual contact
- 44. white blood cells that attack invading pathogens
- 45. protected against particular disease
- 47. substances that can trigger an immune response
- 51. substances that kills cells or interfere with functions
- 53. yellowing of skin and eyes
- 54. cancerous