Across
- 2. the ability to directly kill bacteria
- 5. infection caused by resistant bacteria after the use of broad-spectrum anti-infectives
- 8. the state in which the immune system is unable to effectively prevent infection
- 9. a pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 10. unicellular organisms capable of causing parasitic infections
- 12. the body’s organism-specific defenses against infection
- 14. sustained undetectable viral levels in the blood
- 15. infections passed on via sexual forms of contact
- 17. programmed cell death, usually due to cellular damage
Down
- 1. the body’s nonspecific defenses against infection
- 2. having the property of preventing bacteria from actively replicating, although not killing them directly
- 3. infection caused by parasites—organisms that derive nutrition from their host while causing it harm
- 4. the number of viral particles measured in a sample of body fluid or tissue (usually blood)
- 6. worms capable of causing parasitic infections
- 7. medications designed to treat infections caused by the human immunodeficiency virus
- 11. a document detailing local bacterial resistance patterns that is used to guide antibiotic choices
- 13. retrovirus that causes progressive immune system dysfunction
- 16. a group of conditions associated with immune system dysfunction caused by the human immunodeficiency virus