Epidemiology-Crossword puzzle
Across
- 2. An observation that significantly deviates from the expected pattern in a dataset.
- 3. Protection against a specific disease, often acquired through previous infection or vaccination.
- 7. An organism, often an insect, that transmits disease-causing agents between hosts.
- 8. The constant presence of a disease or condition within a particular geographic area.
- 12. The process by which a disease is spread from one individual to another.
- 15. The number of new cases of a disease within a defined population and time period.
- 16. The degree to which a study accurately measures what it intends to measure.
- 18. The proportion of a population that has specific antibodies to a particular infectious agent.
- 19. The separation of individuals with a contagious disease from healthy individuals to prevent transmission.
Down
- 1. A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
- 4. A biological preparation that provides immunity against a specific disease by stimulating the immune system.
- 5. The presence of a disease or health condition in a population.
- 6. A place where a disease-causing agent lives and multiplies, potentially leading to transmission.
- 9. The number of deaths in a population due to a specific cause.
- 10. A sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in a population.Host: An organism, typically a human or animal, that can be infected by a disease agent.
- 11. The ability of a test to correctly identify individuals with the disease (true positives).
- 13. The ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data for disease monitoring.
- 14. An epidemic that spreads over a large geographic area, often globally.
- 17. The ability of a test to correctly identify individuals without the disease (true negatives).