Infectious Disease

6. parasites that live in water and can infect/live off a host
7. an organism that does not cause the disease but rather spreads it
9. cells that are released in response to an allergic or inflammatory reaction
12. spreading or passing along a pathogen
16. spread from one person or organism to another
17. one celled organisms that are everywhere and cause infection
18. widespread amount of an infection
20. the likely outcome of a disease
21. infectious disease a disease that cant be passed on
22. Contact person to person transmission of disease like hand to mouth or nose
23. physical or mental signs or a disease
26. a substance that will fuel the production of antibodies and provide immunity against certain diseases

1. a substance produced by the body to fight diseases
2. cells that allow the body to remember and recognize previous invaders and help the body destroy them
3. Immune Disease an illness that occurs when the body attacks it own immune system
4. an animal or plant that a parasite or organism lives in
5. contact a pathogen is transmitted through contaminated substances like food, air , soil, and equipment
8. a type of cell in the immune system that absorbs bacteria and other small germs
10. Period the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms
11. System the body's defense against infections and other invaders
13. Disease disease conversed by organisms
14. Precautions a set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases that can be developed by contact with blood, body fluids, or rashes
15. a toxin or other foreign substance that fuels the production of antibodies
19. of Transmission a way a pathogen can be transmitted to another host, contaminated hands is the most common mode of transmission
20. a germ that causes disease or illness to its host
24. a lymphocyte produced by the thymus gland and helps with immunity
25. an infectious germ that reproduces inside its host