Health and disease

Edit Answers
12345678910111213141516171819
Across
  1. 2. the process of infecting or the state of being infected.
  2. 4. an organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another.
  3. 8. the branch of science that deals with microorganisms.
  4. 12. an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
  5. 13. any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
  6. 14. a threat (natural or human) that has the potential to cause loss of life, injury, property damage, socio-economic disruption or environmental degradation.
  7. 15. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
  8. 16. a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
  9. 18. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
  10. 19. a bacterium of a genus that includes the agents of souring of milk and dental decay, and hemolytic pathogens causing various infections such as scarlet fever and pneumonia.
Down
  1. 1. illnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing disease) biologic agents in an individual human or other animal host
  2. 3. a phylum or group of phyla that comprises the single-celled microscopic animals, which include amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans, and many other forms.
  3. 5. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
  4. 6. an infectious microbe consisting of a segment of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat.
  5. 7. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.
  6. 9. an antigenic poison or venom of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from microorganisms and causing disease when present at low concentration in the body.
  7. 10. the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
  8. 11. prevalent over a whole country or the world.
  9. 17. Measure of food energy