Across
- 2. A carrier that transmits disease
- 5. A liquid chemical that can kill many or all pathogens except spores
- 8. Giving a vaccine to produce immunity against an infectious disease
- 9. Healthcare-associated infection
- 10. Personal Protective Equipment
- 12. The absence of all microbes
- 14. A disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body
- 16. The processes, procedures, and chemical treatments that kill microbes or prevent them from causing an infection
- 17. Any substance that transmits microbes
- 19. The process of killing pathogens
- 21. Centimeter
- 22. The process of becoming unclean
- 23. Tuberculosis
Down
- 1. The process of destroying all microbes
- 3. Hepatitis B virus
- 4. A small living thing seen only with a microscope
- 6. A bacterium protected by a hard shell
- 7. A human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not develop the infection
- 11. A microbe that is harmful and can cause infection
- 13. The absence of disease-producing microbes
- 15. Other potentially infectious materials
- 16. A drug that kills certain microbes that cause infection
- 18. A preparation containing dead or weakened microbes
- 20. Protection against a certain disease
- 22. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
