Biological Warfare Terminology

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Across
  1. 4. Term used when an insect or tick transmits disease to humans
  2. 9. Time between exposure to a toxin and the appearance of symptoms (2 words)
  3. 11. Word for inanimate objects that can act act as an intermediary and spread disease
  4. 12. Outbreak of contagious disease affecting an unusually large nuber of people or an extensive geographical area
  5. 14. Ease with which an agent causes death in a host
  6. 15. Relative degree or severity produced by a toxin
  7. 16. Vaccines, antibiotics, or antivirals given before the onset of symptoms
  8. 17. Ability of agent to withstand varied environmental conditions
Down
  1. 1. Relative severity of the disease
  2. 2. Ease with which an agent is passed from one person to another
  3. 3. Must multiply in the host to cause disease
  4. 5. Disease naturally occurring within a specific area
  5. 6. Antibiotics, antivirals, and/or supportive therapies given after the onset of symptoms
  6. 7. Ability of infectious agent to cause disease in a susceptible host
  7. 8. Outbreak over a whole country or the world
  8. 10. Ease with which microorganisms establish themselves in a host
  9. 13. Time between exposure to an infectious agent and onset of symptoms