Across
- 1. a chronic repertory disease in which air passages narrow, causing wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing
- 3. one of a group of proteins that help cells resist viral infection
- 5. diseas transmitted from animal to human
- 9. chemical released by mast cells that increases the flow of blood and fluids to the infected area during an inflammatory response
- 10. set of guidelines developed by Koch that helps identify the microorganism that causes a specific disease
- 11. the body’s specific recognition, response, and memory to a pathogen attack
- 12. immune response that defends the body against viruses, fungi, and abnormal cancer cells inside living cells
- 13. injection of a weakened, or a similar but less dangerous, pathogen to produce immunity
- 16. immunity against antigens in body fluids, such as blood and lymph
- 17. idea that infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms
- 19. protein that either attacks antigens directly or produces antigen-binding proteins
Down
- 2. immunity that develops as a result of natural or deliberate exposure to an antigen
- 4. temporary immunity that develops as a result of natural or deliberate exposure to an antibody
- 6. nonspecific defense reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection; causes infected areas to become red an painful, or inflamed
- 7. increased body temperature that occurs in response to infection, it may slow down or stop the growth of some pathogens
- 8. Disease disease caused by a microorganism that disrupts normal body functions
- 14. animal that transports a pathogen to a human
- 15. overreaction of the immune system to an antigen
- 18. any foreign substance that can stimulate an immune response