Epidemiology Crossword Puzzle

3. In epidemiology, a countable instance in the population or study group of a particular disease, health disorder, or condition under investigation.
5. A state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
7. An epidemic occurring over a very wide area (several countries or continents) and usually affecting a large proportion of the population.
9. The constant presence of a disease or infectious agent within a given geographic area or population group.
10. The number or proportion of cases or events or conditions in a given population.
12. The probability that an event will occur, for instance, that a person will become ill or die within a stated period of time or age.
13. The frequency and pattern of health-related characteristics and events in a population.
14. The proportion of persons without disease who are correctly identified by a screening test or case definition as not having disease.
16. The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time.

1. The ability of a system to detect epidemics and other changes in disease occurrence.
2. The degree to which a measurement actually measures or detects what it is supposed to measure.
4. The number or proportion of cases or events or conditions in a given population.
6. Any factor, whether event, characteristic, or other definable entity, that brings about change in a health condition, or in other defined characteristics.
7. The total number of inhabitants of a given area or country.
8. A measure of the frequency with which an event, such as a new case of illness, occurs in a population over a period of time.
11. The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations.
15. In a case-control study, comparison group of persons without disease.