Infectious diseases Crossword

Secrete toxins that destroy cells and incite immune response
A type of bacteria in the gut that serves to breakdown food
Fatalities of disease compared overall number of cases of same disease
Microorganism is transmitted through a common source (food or water)
Microorganism is transmitted through an insect or animal
Inflammatory disease that primarily affects the lungs; lesions of the lungs causing exudation and necrosis
Most common agent of infection
Secretes enzymes that allow it to invade and destroy cells, can be necrotizing
Transmitted through ticks; causes flu-like symptoms
Seasonal respiratory infection
Opportunistic; lies dormant in dorsal root ganglia
Inflammation of the liver; blood-borne pathogen
Normally found in the GI system, but some species can cause very resistant infections
Another word for contagious
Spore forming bacterium that causes GI dysfunction and inflamation
Inflammatory of dermis and hypodermis related to acute infection