Chapter 7: Stopping the Spread of Superbugs (Crossword Puzzle Clues: Page 129)

The doctor prescribed two pills a day, but you took four pills today. Don't _________________________________ the drugs!

Sometimes ______________________________, or putting off, taking a drug is the best course of action. the drug may not be necessary after all.

Doctors need to be careful when they ______________________________ drugs. Sometimes the drugs are not necessary.

Many types of bacteria are now ________________________________ to even the most powerful drugs we have today.

Many drugs are powerful, but even the most _________________________ ones are not working well any more.

____________________________________, doctors could get lab results quickly to help them identify the appropriate drug.

Sometimes, people can ___________________________ from an infection without the use of drugs.

Some bacteria can share their _____________________________________, or characteristics, with other bacteria.

Do not ___________________________________ on getting medicine to kill bacteria if your doctor believes that you do not need it.

Whenever you take an antibacterial drug when it's unnecessary, you ________________________________ the drug.

People who are weak or already sick are very ____________________________ to infections. They get infections very easily.

You can get a(n) ________________________________ if you have a cut and do not keep it clean.

________________________________, it is becoming increasingly difficult to develop drugs that can kill bacteria.

________________________________ are microorganisms that cannot grow or reproduce on their own.

It is becoming more and more difficult to ______________________________ harmful bacteria with the drugs we have today.