Across
- 2. Your body's guard; what is the body's natural defense system that can be bolstered by vaccines, reducing the need for antibiotic treatments?
- 5. Friends and foes; which unicellular organisms can be either beneficial or harmful, and in the latter case, may need antibiotics to kill?
- 7. Evolution's wildcard; what's the term for the genetic process that creates strains of bacteria resilient to certain medications?
- 8. A common mistake; what infectious agents often lead people to incorrectly request antibiotics, even though these drugs have no effect on them?
- 11. Beyond spy movies; which system vigilantly tracks the menacing rise and spread of pathogens including AMR pathogens?
- 13. Infections A medical nightmare; which infections have evolved to shrug off conventional treatments?
- 14. Essential to public health; what practice, often coupled with sanitation, helps prevent infections and thereby reduces the need for treatments?
Down
- 1. A battle lost; what occurs when bacteria no longer succumb to the drugs specifically designed to eradicate them?
- 2. Unwanted guests; what is it called when harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria, invade and multiply within the body?
- 3. An injection providing immunity; which specific preventive method can decrease the need for antibiotics by controlling bacterial infections?
- 4. Not for the common cold; which drugs, if overused, can render themselves ineffective against bacteria?
- 6. Microscopic connection; what's the name for the process that allows bacteria to transfer specific genes, often resulting in resistance to certain drugs?
- 9. Neither insects nor superheroes; which formidable bacteria defy not one, but multiple drug treatments?
- 10. Not just any note; what official document ensures that antibiotics are dispensed responsibly?
- 12. A worldwide health crisis; if AMR continues unchecked, what looming global threat could we face by 2050?