Across
- 2. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat
- 5. a DNA molecule (often plasmid or virus) that is used as a vehicle to carry a particular DNA segment into a host cell
- 7. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
- 8. A pandemic is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region
- 10. the immune system's response to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, toxic compounds, or irradiation
- 11. the communication of disease from one person or organism to another by close contact
- 12. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen.
- 13. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Down
- 1. immunity that develops after exposure to a harmful pathogen
- 3. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
- 4. a type of protein that can trigger normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally
- 6. treatment to produce immunity to a specific pathogen or disease
- 9. a foreign substance that initiates an immune response.
