Epidemiology Key Terms

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Across
  1. 1. This type of immunity refers to the resistance of a group to a disease because a large portion of the population is immune.
  2. 4. The number of people at risk who get an illness compared to the total number of people at risk.
  3. 7. Causes or risk factors that influence the occurrence of disease.
  4. 9. Sexual intercourse is an example of this mode of transmission.
  5. 10. Pre-clinical, sub-clinical, chronic, and latent are examples.
  6. 11. This type of prevention prevents exposure to the risk factor
Down
  1. 2. The frequency and patterns of health events in a population.
  2. 3. A worldwide epidemic.
  3. 5. The study of how diseases are distributed in a population and the factors that influence this distribution.
  4. 6. The "background rate" of disease within a given geographical area.
  5. 8. This type of prevention identifies people in the preclinical phase of illness.