Viruses Vocabulary Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Microbiology has 13 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

an infectious particle made only of a strand of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat.
agent that causes disease
Infectious particle that can cause diseases in plants
Infectous particle made only of proteins that can cause other proteins to fold incorrectly
a single viral particle
protein shell that surrounds a virus.
virus that can infect bacteria
An infection pathway in which the host cell bursts, Releasing new viral offspring into host system
A phage combines its DNA into host cell DNA
the phage DNA inserted into the host cells DNA
rapid outbreak the affects many people
Substance that stimulates the body’s own immune response against invasion
a virus that contains RNA and uses an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy