Fun with Definitions

3. A person who has an infection, but does not display or experience symptoms of illness
5. When sending a text message to a case you have left a voicemail for, you can choose English or this other language
10. A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community during a specific timeframe
11. Someone who has been within 6 feet of someone contagious with COVID-19 for longer than 15 minutes
14. The separation of sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick
15. A person who meets specific criteria for COVID-19 but without a positive PCR test
16. The ability of the body to resist or fight off infection through the body’s immune system
17. Who you contact if the case speaks a language other than English
20. Measures taken to reduce person-to-person contact in a given community, to stop or slow down the spread of a contagious disease
21. What the H in DOH stands for

1. The system used when calling a case for an interview
2. When a virus, such as COVID-19, can be spread or transmitted from one person to another.
4. Time interval between initial contact with an infectious agent and appearance of the first sign or symptom of disease in question
6. This is the call outcome you would leave if you need to call the case back to finish your interview
7. Protected Health Information
8. If the patient is under 18, this is who you can speak with to discuss their symptoms and potential contacts
9. The number of times we try to reach a contact before it gets listed as Lost to Followup
11. The identification, monitoring, and support of contacts identified by cases to a health agency
12. The system used to enter the information while conducting an interview with a case
13. The separation and restriction of movement of people exposed, or potentially exposed, to a contagious disease
18. This is the number of Cardinal Rules listed in the Investigator Toolkit
19. A person who has been in close contact with an individual who has COVID-19

Fun with Definitions - Take 2