infectious diseases

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Across
  1. 2. Ability of the immune system to respn more quickly and effectively to pathogens its encountered before
  2. 3. Type of white blood cell that makes antibodies
  3. 4. Type of white blood cell
  4. 6. Microscopic,infectious particle that contains genetic material surounded by a protein shell
  5. 7. Simple, safe and effective way of protecting against harmful diseases, before you come into contact with them
  6. 10. Viruses, bacteria, fungi,protozoa and helminths
  7. 11. Lifeguards at pool
  8. 14. When a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system
  9. 16. Results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease
  10. 17. Coming into direct contact with droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or through saliva or mucus on unwashed hands
  11. 18. First response of the bodys immune system to a harmful foreign substance
Down
  1. 1. Disease growth is exponential
  2. 2. Process of infecting or the state of being infected
  3. 3. Small single celled organism
  4. 5. Science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities
  5. 8. Type of immunity that develops when a person immune system responds to a foreign substance or microoganism
  6. 9. Disease from infection transmitted to humans and animals by blood feeding arthropods
  7. 12. Caviy or part of that holds some fluid or secretion
  8. 13. Rapid spread of disease to a large number of hosts in a given population within a short period of time
  9. 15. Reaction of cels and fluids of the body to the presence of a substance which is not recognized as a constituent of the body itself