Lesson 12.1: Infectious Diseases: What You Should Know | Crossword
Across
4. | a disease caused by microorganisms or pathogens that can be transmitted from one person, animal, or object to another |
6. | the time between a pathogen’s entrance into the body and the first symptoms of disease |
7. | a disease that takes advantage of a body’s weakened immune system |
8. | the stage during which signs and symptoms of a disease fade and a person is no longer contagious |
10. | single-celled organisms that grow and reproduce in and outside of the body, and can be helpful or harmful to body function |
11. | a fungal infection that usually attacks damaged tissues or weakened people |
Down
1. | the stage in which the signs and symptoms of a disease arise and are most prominent |
2. | single-celled organisms that are larger and more complex than bacteria, and which may cause disease |
3. | an organism that must live inside or on another living organism to draw upon that organism’s strength and energy for survival |
5. | a scientific theory, which states that specific microorganisms cause specific diseases |
9. | a pathogen that infects cells and uses their energy because it cannot reproduce or grow on its own |