Infectious Disease

3. When you are fighting an illness, you can become _____, so you should drink lots of fluids/water
6. What marks a virus for attack?
10. Your body gets tired when fighting off illness, so you need to ____ to re-energize!
11. The body uses the ____ system to fight back against an infectious disease
13. The ____ blood cells attack the virus
14. Sneezing, coughing, runny nose, and sore throat are all examples of what?

1. The first step in getting sick
2. A common infectious disease that spreads easily through respiratory droplets
4. Many infectious diseases spread through sharing respiratory ___ between people
5. This system is like the subway; fast, efficient, and houses white blood cells
7. Time in which a virus grows inside your body; the second step to getting sick
8. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites are all examples of what?
9. _____ tests your body’s ability to defend itself
12. This organism can attack your body and cause infectious diseases