Across
- 1. When an infectious disease spreads worldwide.
- 2. Special proteins which destroys/kills pathogens (made by white blood cells)
- 4. a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease
- 6. A one-celled prokaryotic microorganism without a nucleus. Cause disease by rapidly reproducing and making toxins which damage our body cells
- 8. a type of pathogen that can cause diseases like athletes foot and ringworm.
- 10. A non-living sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce. Not made of cells
- 11. The first doctor to recognize the importance of hand-washing to PREVENT the spread of infectious diseases.
Down
- 1. microorganisms that cause disease. Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi and Protozoans(parasites)
- 3. When there are lots of cases of an infectious disease in one area of the world.
- 5. Drugs that destroy/kill bacteria
- 7. A dead or inactive form of a pathogen. They prevent some types of diseases such as measles, mumps, Hepatitis B.
- 9. When a person has white blood cells that can rapidly make the correct antibodies to destroy/kill a pathogen.