Disease Terms

3. structure on the surface of a pathogen responsible for attaching to receptors on immune cells
6. live organisms responsible for providing health benefits
10. single celled microorganism varying in shape and size, responsible for causing a disease
11. study of causes of diseases
14. infectious agent made of a piece of genetic code protected by a coating of protein which can cause a disease
15. ability to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies
16. protein responsible for neutralizing or destroying toxins and toxin-producing organisms

1. study of disease
2. organism which lives in or on another organism and obtains nutrients at the expense of the host; also responsible for causing a disease
4. substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease
5. alteration of the body or body organs which interrupts or disturbs the body’s functions
7. measures taken to prevent the introduction or spread of a pathogen
8. body’s ability to maintain an internal environment through adjustments of biochemical and physical pathways
9. organism responsible for causing diseases upon entering the body
12. spore producing organism which feeds on organic matter and is responsible for causing a disease
13. inanimate objects which carry pathogens until the object touches something else