Across
- 2. Fungus that can cause meningitis in immunocompromised individuals
- 4. Protective interface that limits substances entering the brain (blood-brain barrier)
- 6. Phagocytic immune cells of the CNS
- 7. Small red/purple spots from capillary bleeding
- 8. Bacteria arranged in pairs
- 10. Amoeba that infects the brain through the nose
- 12. Infectious proteins with no genetic material
- 13. Virus commonly causing viral meningitis
- 14. Bacteria that commonly causes severe bacterial meningitis
Down
- 1. Condition where infants have abnormally small heads
- 3. Fluid that cushions and protects the CNS
- 5. Mosquito borne virus causing microcephaly
- 6. Inflammation of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
- 9. Brain disease or dysfunction
- 11. LPS molecule that triggers strong immune responses