Unit 5: Disease Prevention

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Across
  1. 2. Produced by the immune system to kill toxins, allergens or pathogens
  2. 4. Virus that attacks the immune system
  3. 5. Disease in which the immune system is weakened
  4. 7. Disease outbreak that affects many people in the same place & at the same time
  5. 8. A small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cell of other organisms
  6. 9. Substances that kill cells or interfere with their functions
  7. 11. Network of cells, tissues, organs & chemicals that fights off pathogens
  8. 12. Chemical agents that destroy disease-causing agents while leaving patients unharmed
  9. 15. An acute injury in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted
  10. 18. Passageway that makes breathing possible
Down
  1. 1. Infections the body could fight off if the immune system were healthy
  2. 3. Period of time when symptoms disappear
  3. 5. Psychological desire for food
  4. 6. Process in which your body takes in & uses food
  5. 10. Organisms that carry & transmit pathogens to humans or other animals
  6. 12. Substances that can trigger an immune response
  7. 13. A single-celled microorganism
  8. 14. Reaction to tissue damage caused by injuries or infections
  9. 16. Deliberate choice to not participate in risk behaviors
  10. 17. Uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells