Infectious Disease Terminology Crossword Puzzle

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• malaria : a disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted person-to-person by the bite of an infected anopheles mosquito.
• diphtheria : a serious, infectious disease that produces a toxin (poison) and an inflammation in the membrane lining of the throat, nose, trachea, and other tissues.
• herpes : this virus also known as a simplex virus (hsv) and usually spread by sexual contact. symptoms may include painful blisters or open sores in the genital area.
• tetanus : an acute, sometimes fatal, disease of the central nervous system; caused by the toxin of this bacterium, which usually enters the body through an open wound.
• chickenpox : a highly viral infectious disease, usually associated with childhood. by adulthood, more than 95 percent of americans have had this illness.
• measles : a very contagious viral illness characterized by a distinct rash and a fever; spread through airborne droplets of nasal secretions.
• poliomyelitis : a highly contagious infectious disease caused by various types of poliovirus.
• hpv : name of the virus that can cause warts; some are sexually transmitted and cause wart-like growths on the genitals. this virus is a major risk factor for cervical cancer.
• pancreatitis : inflammation of the pancreas.
• meningitis : an inflammation of the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.
• epidemic : a sudden and simultaneous outbreak or increase in the number of cases of a disease in a community.
• ecoli : species of bacteria found in the intestines of man and healthy cattle; often the cause of urinary tract infections, diarrhea in infants, and wound infections.
• antibody : a special protein produced by the body's immune system that recognizes and helps fight infectious agents and other foreign substances that invade the body.
• influenza : also called "the flu, - a viral respiratory tract infection. this viruse is divided into three types: a, b, and c.
• mastitis : inflammation of breast tissue.
• tuberculosis : an infectious disease that was once a major killer worldwide. the predominant organism is caused by a mucobacterium.
• hepatitis : inflammation of the liver that sometimes causes permanent damage; caused by viruses, drugs, alcohol, or parasites. hepatitis has several different forms.
• aids : a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), which kills or impairs cells of the immune system (abbreviation)
• chlamydia : bacterial infection - very common sexually transmitted disease or urinary tract infection caused by a bacteria-like organism in the urethra and reproductive system.
• pertussis : also called whooping cough