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Across 6. The identification of an illness or other problem 8. A way to carefully plan experiments (2 Words) 9. Tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host, 10. How fast the heart beats 11. Something that has truth, strong logic, or fact. 12. Gelatinous substance that provides the proper nutritional environment to promote the growth of microorganisms. 14. The part of the experiment you change (2 Words) 15. How hot someone is 22. A medicine that limits the growth of or destroys bacteria 23. Organisms that reproduce rapidly in moist, humid environments 24. Signs of disease or injury. 25. Group or sample expected to produce a negative result. (2 Words) 26. Breaths per minute (2 Words)

Down 1. A microscopic organism 2. The part of the experiment that never changes 3. The part of the experiment you measure (2 Words) 4. Specialized clothing or equipment that an employee wears for protection against infectious materials (3 Words) 5. What causes an illness 7. Measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions. (2 Words) 12. The use of practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens. (2 Words) 13. A medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases 16. Group or sample expected to produce a positive result. (2 Words) 17. Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host. 18. An expert in microbiology 19. Is measured with two numbers; Systolic and Diastolic (2 Words) 20. An educated guess 21. A scientific procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.