Disease 2 Vocab

A microorganism that causes disease.

An organism that transmits an infectious agent from an infected animal to a human or another animal.

A medicine that stops the growth or destroys microorganisms.

Another word for a germ or microorganism that causes disease.

Type of blood cell made in bone marrow, part of the immune system.

An illness with specific signs or symptoms.

An organism that lives on another and benefits by extracting nutrients.

Infectious agent that reproduces only in living cells of animals, plants, or bacteria.

Microscopic organisms found everywhere; can cause infections or be beneficial.

Spore-producing organisms that feed on organic matter.