B10 Infectious diseases

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Across
  1. 3. A biological agent that causes disease
  2. 6. Antibiotic that interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis
  3. 7. Drug used to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria
  4. 10. A white blood cell involved in specific immune responses
  5. 11. A molecule that initiates an immune response when recognised as foreign
  6. 12. Traps pathogens in respiratory tract and contains antimicrobial agents
  7. 15. Cells that help regulate or directly kill infected cells
  8. 17. Condition developed after prolonged HIV infection
  9. 18. A virus that targets T helper cells and weakens immunity
  10. 19. A sudden outbreak of an infectious disease in a population
  11. 21. Lung infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  12. 25. Y-shaped protein produced in response to specific antigens
  13. 27. Large phagocytic cell that digests pathogens and presents antigens
  14. 29. A localised response to injury or infection, marked by redness and swelling
  15. 31. Chemicals that act as messengers between immune cells
  16. 32. A disease causing severe diarrhoea, spread by contaminated water
Down
  1. 1. Stimulates immunity using weakened, inactive, or molecular components of a pathogen
  2. 2. An organism that transmits a pathogen to another host
  3. 4. Type of immunity developed after exposure to antigen
  4. 5. Cells that produce antibodies when activated
  5. 8. The ability of an organism to resist a specific infection or toxin
  6. 9. Genus of parasite responsible for causing malaria
  7. 13. First physical barrier preventing pathogen entry
  8. 14. Enzyme found in tears and saliva that breaks bacterial cell walls
  9. 16. Tiny hair-like projections that move mucus out of airways
  10. 20. Substance released by virus-infected cells to limit viral spread
  11. 22. A white blood cell that engulfs and digests microorganisms
  12. 23. A disease caused by a protoctist and transmitted by mosquito
  13. 24. Molecule that marks pathogens to enhance phagocytosis
  14. 26. Harmful substances released by bacteria that damage host tissue
  15. 28. Type of immunity gained by receiving ready-made antibodies
  16. 30. Remains in the body after infection to provide long-term immunity