Across
- 2. Disease-producing microorganisms
- 5. Simplest organisms of animal kingdom, unicellular parasitic
- 9. Complete destruction of all living microorganisms
- 12. An object that is not in itself harmful but can harbor pathogenic microorganisms
- 13. Stage in life cycle of certain parasites enclosed in a protective wall
- 16. Resulting from activities of physicians
- 18. Freedom from infection
- 19. Security against a particular disease
- 21. Prevent the transmission of disease
- 25. Two distinct forms
- 27. HAI, infection that patients acquire while receiving treatment for another issue
- 28. Viral particle capable of surviving in crystalline form
- 29. A carrier that transfers an infective agent
- 30. Deviations from the normal structure of any part or organ system, prognosis
- 31. Eukaryotic protists; mushroom,yeast,molds
Down
- 1. Treatment of disease by use of chemical agents
- 3. Cell with a true nucleus
- 4. Killed microorganisms administered to prevent infectious disease
- 6. Procedure used to prevent contamination during surgery
- 7. Disease causing microorganisms present in blood
- 8. Microbial community found on or in a healthy person
- 10. Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues
- 11. Infectious agents only able to replicate in living host cells
- 14. serves as a source from which others can be infected
- 15. Chemical used to free an environment from pathogenic organisms
- 17. Microscopic organisms
- 20. Cells that lack a true nucleus
- 22. Asepsis Reduction in numbers of infectious agents
- 23. Animal or plant that nourishes or harbors another organism
- 24. Originating in the hospital, generally developing after 72 hrs of admittance
- 26. Prokaryotic ubiquitous single-celled organisms