Across
- 6. A medicine that kills bacteria or slows their growth
- 7. An infectious microbe consisting of a segment of either DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat
- 8. A virus or infection that no longer exists
- 9. Eukaryotes that cannot be classified as animals, plants or fungi
- 10. An organism who transmits a disease or parasite
Down
- 1. When a large part of the population of an area is immune to a specific disease making the spread of the disease less likely
- 2. Temporarily inactive
- 3. Eukaryotic heterotrophic organisms that play important roles in decomposition. Includes mushrooms, mildews, and molds
- 4. Bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them
- 5. A preparation of a weakened or dead form of a pathogen that causes an organism to develop immunity against the pathogen