Across
- 2. bacteria grow in groups called .........
- 3. A method of bacterium movement that involves an arm-like projection filled with cytoplasm.
- 5. A protein produced by B cells in the blood that works to impair pathogens.
- 8. Bacteria that are normally inside of us.
- 9. Investigates health-related matters, such as disease outbreaks, and determines their causes and finds treatments.
- 11. A disease perpetually present in a community or population within a specific geographic area.
- 13. A type of lymphocyte that matures in bone marrow and produces antibodies.
- 16. Non-living, microscopic pathogens that need a host to reproduce and can be prevented with vaccines.
- 17. A staining technique used to characterize the structure of Gram positive bacteria and Gram negative bacteria.
- 19. The bacteria shape that resembles spirals.
- 21. The growth medium that bacteria is cultured in.
- 24. An organism in which another organism lives.
- 27. The bacteria shape that resembles a sphere.
- 28. A type of immunity that is characterized as mechanisms that are developed throughout life.
- 29. A method of disease transmission that occurs when a host touches an infected individual or is exposed to their body fluids.
- 31. A disorder of structure or function in an organism that results in specific signs or symptoms, may affect a specific location in the organism, and is not a direct result of physical injury.
- 35. An infection contracted inside of a hospital.
- 37. A sudden increase in the occurrence of a disease in a localized area.
- 38. The cause of a disease or condition.
Down
- 1. The establishment of a disease-causing microorganism within a host.
- 4. Living, single-celled, eukaryotic organisms that may be treated with antiprotozoals.
- 5. The practice and/or process of preventing contamination.
- 6. A method of bacterium movement that involves a tail-like structure.
- 7. Living, microscopic, unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that are treated with antibiotics.
- 10. A clear plastic container used to culture bacteria.
- 12. An epidemic that has spread across several countries or continents and affects a large number of people.
- 14. A method of disease transmission that occurs when a susceptible host inhales infected particles, touches an infected object, or is bitten by an infected host.
- 15. The ability to defend against a pathogen by preventing its entry and/or development or by neutralizing its pathogenic cellular products.
- 18. A scientist who investigates the characteristics of microorganisms.
- 19. A disease that occurs infrequently and irregularly.
- 20. A method of bacterium movement that involves tiny hair-like structures on the outside.
- 21. Anything that stimulates an immune response.
- 22. Living, multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that cause infections using spores that land on or are inhaled by a host.
- 23. Something that causes a disease.
- 25. The bacteria shape that resembles rods.
- 26. A substance used to stimulate an immune response with the goal of creating antibodies and providing immunity to specific infections.
- 27. The protective layer around bacteria.
- 30. Non-living, submicroscopic infectious protein that causes normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally.
- 32. The color that Gram negative bacteria stains.
- 33. Living multicellular eukaryotic worms
- 34. A type of immunity that is characterized as mechanisms we are born with.
- 36. The color that Gram positive bacteria stains.
- 39. A type of lymphocyte produced by the thymus and involved in the immune response.