Across
- 3. animal or plant that harbors or nourishes another organism
- 6. subkingdom of simple unicellular organisms
- 9. microscopic organisms
- 13. group of infectious agents characterized by lack of independent metabolism and the ability to replicate within living host cells
- 14. carrier that harbors pathogenic organisms and serves as a source of infection
- 17. carrier (animal) that transfers an infective agent from one host to another
- 19. disease causing microorganisms in the blood
- 20. invasion/multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues
- 21. reduction in numbers of infectious agents
- 25. disease-producting microorganisms
- 27. procedure used to prevent contamination before, during, and after surgery
- 28. group of eukaryotic protists ex: mushrooms, yeasts, molds
- 29. microbial community found on or in a healthy person
- 31. pertaining to or originating in a hospital
Down
- 1. treatment of disease by chemical agents
- 2. cells without a nucleus
- 4. infection acquired while getting treated
- 5. freedom from infection
- 7. prokaryotic, single-celled organisms
- 8. chemicals used to free/destroy pathogenic organisms
- 10. security against a particular disease
- 11. precautions to prevent transmission of disease
- 12. interruptions of normal structure or function, with symptoms
- 15. resulting from the activities of physicians
- 16. viral particle
- 18. administered to prevent or improve treatment of a disease
- 22. stage of life cycle for parasites, enclosed in wall
- 23. destruction of all living microorganisms by physical, radiation, or chemical methods
- 24. cells with a nucleus
- 26. occuring in two forms
- 30. agent of transmission of an infection