Across
- 4. the ability of a microbe to cause disease
- 7. an enzyme that breaks down mucus to aid microbial invasion
- 8. a condition where normal body functions are impaired
- 10. immune cells that engulf and destroy pathogens
- 12. a microorganism capable of causing disease
- 13. beneficial bacteria that produce lactic acid
- 14. a genus of spherical bacteria that often grow in chains
- 15. microbes that cause disease in healthy hosts
Down
- 1. originating from within the body
- 2. the degree of pathogenicity of a microorganism
- 3. invasion and multiplication of microbes in the body
- 5. a contagious viral respiratory disease commonly called the flu
- 6. an enzyme that causes blood plasma to clot
- 9. originating from outside the body
- 11. toxins that lyse and destroy red blood cells