Across
- 4. - A form of an antigen that gives you immunity against a disease
- 6. - A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; geographically limited to smaller areas
- 10. - disease-carrying organism, such as a rat, mosquito, or fly, that spreads infectious disease without getting sick itself
- 12. - diseases that aren't caused by outside organisms, but by genetics, anatomical differences, getting older and the environment you live in; cannot be spread to another
- 13. - Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health
- 14. - the sudden rise in the incidence of a disease, especially a harmful one
- 15. - a genetic representation of a family tree that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or disease though several generations
Down
- 1. - a person who has one copy of a mutated disease-causing gene but has no symptoms or mild symptoms
- 2. - the ability of bacteria to withstand the effects of an antibiotic
- 3. - habits that help prevent certain infectious diseases transmitted through food
- 5. - a disease that is caused by a pathogen; can spread from one individual to another.
- 7. - an epidemic that is geographically widespread, even worldwide
- 8. - An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes
- 9. - a drug or treatment effective against viruses
- 11. - a drug that kills or prevents the growth of bacteria