Across
- 2. A viral disease that enters the body and infects the white blood cells of the immune system. If the immune system is infected, the body cannot protect itself from other viruses and infections.
- 4. A contagious bacterial disease chiefly affecting children, characterized by convulsive coughs followed by a whoop.
- 8. The state of being grossly fat or overweight.
- 10. Invasion and multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms in a bodily part or tissue, which may produce subsequent tissue injury and progress to overt disease through a variety of cellular or toxic mechanisms.
- 12. A respiratory condition marked by attacks of spasm in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing.
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- 1. A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.
- 3. A highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh, and often occurring in epidemics.
- 5. An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
- 6. A disease spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.
- 7. A person who is qualified to treat people who are ill.
- 9. A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
- 11. A disorder of brain function that takes the form of recurring convulsive or non-convulsive seizures.