Across
- 3. disorder that causes a deficiency in a clotting factor
- 5. filters blood
- 8. clumping of red blood cells
- 11. disease-causing agents
- 12. the process of programmed cell death
- 14. white blood cells
- 16. protein that combines with and disables specific pathogens
- 19. if there are more cases of the disease than expected in a certain area/period of time
- 20. small circular pieces of DNA
Down
- 1. most abundant white blood cell
- 2. Thrombocytes
- 4. the rupturing of red blood cells
- 6. red blood cells
- 7. rarest white blood cell
- 9. stiff fibers that allow bacteria to adhere to surfaces such as host cells
- 10. global epidemics
- 13. epidemic that is confined to a local area
- 15. substances that contain an antigen to which the immune system responds
- 17. help to prevent entrance of pathogens by way of the nose and mouth
- 18. an elongated, hollow appendage used to transfer DNA from one cell to another
