Across
- 1. a class of diseases that are easily passed from person to person
- 3. a class of diseases that cannot be passed from person to person
- 4. a disease affects the global population
- 8. the transmission of disease either directly or indirectly
- 10. ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins.
- 13. a chemical liquid that destroys bacteria
- 15. a very small particle that contains proteins and hereditary material
- 17. eukaryotic,non-photosynthetic organisms
- 18. a chemical substance that has a negative effect on the body by inhabiting normal body functions
- 19. an individual who is infected with a disease
- 20. a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
Down
- 2. a type of prokaryotic unicellular microorganism
- 5. a solution that contains weakened virus particles
- 6. a substance used to kill or slow the growth of microbes
- 7. any organism that has a harmful relationship with a host organism
- 8. the protein coat that surroundes the DNA or RNA of a virus
- 9. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
- 11. a condition where an organism experiences impaired function
- 12. any factor other than a human who can spread disease
- 14. the body's response to a disease
- 16. soap that kills microbes
