Health and Disease

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Across
  1. 3. A microorganism that causes disease
  2. 4. A widespread occurrence of a disease in a community at a particular time
  3. 5. A tiny infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a host cell
  4. 8. A type of white blood cell that engulfs and digests pathogens
  5. 10. The invasion and multiplication of pathogens in the body
  6. 11. A chemical messenger produced by glands that regulates body functions
Down
  1. 1. Single-celled organisms that can cause disease or be beneficial
  2. 2. The maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body
  3. 6. A substance that helps the body build immunity to a disease
  4. 7. A substance that triggers the immune system to produce antibodies
  5. 9. A protein produced by the immune system to fight antigens