Across
- 2. sensitivity to light often seen in meningitis
- 6. microorganisms that cause disease
- 8. infectious proteins that cause neurodegenerative diseases
- 9. amoeba that infects the brain and causes fatal disease
- 12. small red or purple spots caused by bleeding under the skin
- 13. inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
- 14. single-celled organism that can cause infection
- 15. immune cells in the central nervous system that protect brain tissue
Down
- 1. bacterium that can cause meningitis and respiratory infections
- 3. elevated body temperature as a response to infection
- 4. staining method used to classify bacteria
- 5. study of how diseases spread in populations
- 7. inflammation of both the brain and its surrounding membranes
- 10. microorganism responsible for causing a disease
- 11. drugs used to treat bacterial infections