Across
- 3. Uses spores to reproduce and grows mainly as a single-celled organism
- 4. Single-celled organism that ranges in size from microscopic to visible to the naked eye. Likely to be found in water and sewage systems
- 5. A type of infection that is confined to a specific region on your body
- 6. A type of infection that has signs and symptoms present
- 7. Happens from hospitalization and is not present when a patient is admitted to a healthcare facility (2 words)
- 11. An infection of the middle ear (2 words)
- 16. Requires oxygen to live and multiply (2 words)
- 18. Our natural ability to fight off disease
- 20. The absence of clinical signs and symptoms
- 21. Not causing disease
- 22. Microscopic life form that is too small to be seen by the naked eye
Down
- 1. The period of time where a chronic infection shows symptoms
- 2. apply to the affected areas
- 8. Does not require oxygen to live and multiply (2 words)
- 9. An infection that does not ordinarily cause a disease except in certain circumstances, such as an already compromised immune system.
- 10. Disease process that results from the entry and spread of a microorganism
- 12. An infection that is for a limited time only
- 13. A microorganism that causes disease
- 14. Single-celled organisms that multiply by cell division
- 15. A period without symptoms (from chronic illness)
- 17. After the inital infection has subsided, not cured, the infection makes a re-emergence
- 19. An infection where the symptoms disappear and recur, while the disease-causing agent remains in your body.
- 23. A type of infection that has spread to more than one body system or area