Communicable Diseases Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. a condition that occurs when pathogens in the body multiply and damage body cells
  2. 11. a reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection
  3. 12. scarring of the liver
  4. 14. the yellowing of the skin and eyes
  5. 15. disease out break that effects many people in the same place and at the same time
  6. 16. a protein that acts against a specific antigen
  7. 18. an infection of the lungs in which the air sacs fill with infection and other fluids
  8. 20. a state of being protected against a particular disease
Down
  1. 1. a global out break of an infections disease
  2. 2. communicable diseases whose occurrence in humans has increased within the past 2 decades or threatens to increase in the near future
  3. 3. a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that are introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response
  4. 4. the passage way that makes breathing possible
  5. 6. the lining of various body cavities including the nose ear and mouth
  6. 7. a piece of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat
  7. 8. a disease that is spread from one living organism to another through the environment
  8. 9. substances that can trigger an immune response
  9. 10. single celled microorganisms
  10. 13. an organism that carries and transmits pathogens to humans or other animals
  11. 17. a network of cell tissues organs and chemicals that fight off pathogens
  12. 19. substances that kills or interfere with their functions