Common Diseases in Livestock

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Across
  1. 5. organism which lives in or on another organism and obtains nutrients at the expense of the host; also responsible for causing a disease
  2. 8. ability to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies
  3. 10. alteration of the body or body organs which interrupts or disturbs the body’s
  4. 12. study of disease
  5. 13. substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease
  6. 14. body’s ability to maintain an internal environment through adjustments of biochemical and physical pathways
  7. 15. organism responsible for causing diseases upon entering the body
  8. 16. measures taken to prevent the introduction or spread of a pathogen
Down
  1. 1. protein responsible for neutralizing or destroying toxins and toxin-producing
  2. 2. single celled microorganism varying in shape and size, responsible for causing
  3. 3. structure on the surface of a pathogen responsible for attaching to receptors on immune cells
  4. 4. infectious agent made of a piece of genetic code protected by a coating of protein which can cause a disease
  5. 6. spore producing organism which feeds on organic matter and is responsible for causing a disease
  6. 7. inanimate objects which carry pathogens until the object touches something
  7. 9. live organisms responsible for providing health benefits
  8. 11. study of causes of diseases