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this is microbiology crossword so you have to be careful when you answer the num

ID: 93505 • Letter: T

Question

this is microbiology crossword so you have to be careful when you answer the number of the letter and the cross letter and you have to answer all of them

1. Staphylococcus aureus secretes this protein which punches holes in red blood cells.

2. Means “Living together”.

3. Degree of pathogenicity.

4. Hospital acquired infections that arise from a patient’s normal microbes in a health care setting.

5. Lipopolysaccharide of Gram negative bacteria.

6. When both symbionts benefit from their interaction.

7. A second stage of infection disease, which is short with generalized mild symptoms.

8. Formerly called nosocomial infections.

9. Another word for disease.

10. A symbiont that benefits without significantly affecting the other.

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11. A protein catalyst secreted by pathogens to facilitate invasion and maintain infections.

12. An infection that can follow a first infection.

13. Hospital acquired infections caused by pathogens in a health care setting.

14. Group of signs and symptoms that characterize a particular disease.

15. Condition caused by an infectious agent.

16. The occurrence of a disease at a greater frequency for an area or population.

11 16 15 10

Explanation / Answer

This is a medical microbiology cross word and the following are the appropriate terms.

1. HEMOLYSIN

2. SYMBIOSIS

3. VIRULENCE

4. ENDOGENOUS

5. ENDOTOXIN

6. MUTUALISM

7. PRODROMAL

8. HAI

9. INFECTION

10. COMMENSAL

11. ENZYME

12. SECONDARY

13. EXOGENOUS

14. SYNDROME

15. INFECTION

16. ENDEMIC

Correct answer to 16 is ENDEMIC. It is a 7 letter word. But an extra box is given. There are no other synonyms that fit into the given 8 boxes.

The disease that is found in a particular geographical region or in a specific race of population is called Endemic disease.