Disease Terms

2. measures taken to prevent the introduction or spread of a pathogen
4. spore producing organism which feeds on organic matter and is responsible for causing a disease
5. structure on the surface of a pathogen responsible for attaching to receptors on immune cells
9. alteration of the body or body organs which interrupts or disturbs the body’s functions
12. body’s ability to maintain an internal environment through adjustments of biochemical and physical pathways
13. inanimate objects which carry pathogens until the object touches something else
15. organism which lives in or on another organism and obtains nutrients at the expense of the host; also responsible for causing a disease
16. study of causes of diseases

1. Factors factors responsible for making an animal more suspectable to disease
3. protein responsible for neutralizing or destroying toxins and toxin-producing organisms
6. infectious agent made of a piece of genetic code protected by a coating of protein which can cause a disease
7. organism responsible for causing diseases upon entering the body
8. single celled microorganism varying in shape and size, responsible for causing a disease
10. study of disease
11. ability to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies
14. substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease