Microbes

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order (7)
  2. 6. The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools (5)
  3. 8. Ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts (5)
  4. 9. Taking a ___ as a precaution against contracting a disease (11)
  5. 11. A living thing that has the ability to act or function independently (plural) (9)
  6. 13. An illness that harms the body (7)
  7. 14. An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash (7)
  8. 15. A minute life form (plural) (8)

Down

  1. 1. Making bread or cake or pastry etc (6)
  2. 2. Any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to (plural) (10)
  3. 4. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (3)
  4. 5. Any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division (5)
  5. 6. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease (3)
  6. 7. An acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food (7)
  7. 10. Tiny single-celled living things, some of which cause illness (8)
  8. 12. Any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated (plural) (8)