Antibiotic Resistance: A Global Threat

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Across
  1. 1. A type of Staph bacteria that is resistant to many common antibiotics, including methicillin and similar penicillin-related drugs.
  2. 3. A sudden increase in the occurrence of a disease in a specific population or geographic area, exceeding the usual or expected rate.
  3. 5. Organisms that are too small to be seen without using a microscope, including things like bacteria, archaea, and single-cell eukaryotes.
  4. 8. Changes in the genetic material (DNA) of bacteria that allow them to survive exposure to antibiotics.
  5. 10. How bacteria with traits that allow them to survive antibiotic treatment are more likely to survive and reproduce, leading to the eventual dominance of resistant bacteria in a population.
  6. 13. When bacteria evolve or develop the ability to survive and continue to grow despite being exposed to an antibiotic.
  7. 14. A biological molecule, most often a protein, that acts as a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction.
  8. 15. How well a microorganism, like a bacterium or virus, can cause disease.
  9. 16. The spread or transfer of a pathogen, like a bacterium or virus, from one host to another.
Down
  1. 2. A substance that can inhibit or kill microorganisms, primarily bacteria. They work by killing the bacteria or by making it hard for the bacteria to grow and multiply.
  2. 4. Tiny, single-celled organisms that can cause disease.
  3. 6. Bacteria, fungi, or viruses that have become resistant to multiple antibiotics or other antimicrobial treatments.
  4. 7. When antibiotics are used incorrectly, such as taking the wrong type or wrong dosage.
  5. 9. An organism or virus that can cause disease in a host.
  6. 11. A research program that empowers students to conduct authentic scientific research to address the antibiotic resistance crisis.
  7. 12. When antibiotics are taken longer than necessary.