Across
- 3. a medicine used to kill or slow the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms such as fungi
- 5. an organism that causes disease
- 8. a disease that is caused by pathogens
- 9. coordinates the body's immune response ,while others attack infected cells
- 10. a specialized protein that binds to a specific antigen to tag it for destruction
- 11. a substance prepared from killed or weakened pathogens that is introduced to the body to produce immunity
- 12. destroys pathogens by engulfing and digesting them
Down
- 1. diseases that are caused by hereditary factors
- 2. when activated make antibodies that attach to specific antigens
- 4. the ability to resist or recover from an infectious disease
- 6. made up of tissues and specialized white blood cells that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body
- 7. a drug that destroys viruses or prevents their replication