Across
- 6. Incurable disease commonly associated with excessive salivating
- 7. A condition where the body cannot properly deal with high blood sugar
- 9. An abnormal mass of tissue
- 11. ____ disorders are when the immune system targets healthy cells
- 13. A misfolded protein that causes other proteins to misfold
- 14. Any microbe that can cause disease
- 15. A pathogen that hijacks cells and replicates within the host
- 16. The only disease that has been eradicated
Down
- 1. A widespread disease outbreak occurring within a specific location
- 2. When a cell dies as a result of trauma
- 3. The decline in cognitive abilities, typically occurring in the elderly
- 4. An _____ reaction occurs when the body overreacts to a foreign substance
- 5. Programmed cell death
- 8. Defined by a reduced amount of healthy blood cells in circulation
- 10. Occurs when a cell mutates and starts rapidly dividing
- 12. Rare but serious disease used as a bio-weapon