Across
- 3. (9, 8) illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria that invade the body and multiply, leading to infection
- 6. single-celled organisms that can invade the body and cause infections
- 7. A disease caused by sun light exposure
- 8. A person becoming infected when they contact an object that was touched by an infected person
- 11. A diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that include yeasts, molds, muchrooms
- 13. (10, 7) infectious diseases that can spread directly or indirectly from person to person
- 14. Separating materials or people that are able to spread a disease from uninfected people
- 15. (10, 7) diseases caused by pathogens like bacteria or viruses
- 18. (4, 2, 12) How a pathogen moves from host to host
Down
- 1. A degenerative lung disease
- 2. (10, 9, 10) good hygiene - washing hands, wash all surfaces - Vaccinations - diseases can be prevented by vaccination
- 4. A carrier of infectious agents or foreign genetic material
- 5. (6, 5) All the liquids inside a living organisms, like blood, sweat, and lymph
- 9. Diseases that can be spread by eating or drinking something that contains a pathogen
- 10. A microscopic infectious agent composed of genetic material (DNA or RNA) inside a protective protein shell called a capsid
- 12. anything that stop the normal functioning of the body
- 16. (3, 10) Diseases that are non-infectious and are not caused by a pathogen
- 17. Microscopic, single-celled microorganisms that are found almost everywhere, including in and on the human body