Pandemic, Epidemic, Endemic

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Across
  1. 5. Measures taken to increase the physical space between people and to slow the spread of a virus, ex. The cancellation of mass gathering (two words without spacing)
  2. 6. The process of identifying, assessing, and managing people who have been exposed to a contagious disease to prevent onward transmission. (two words without spacing)
  3. 9. It has spread over multiple countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.
  4. 10. A person who may be at risk of a contagious disease because of their proximity or exposure to a known case. (two words without spacing)
  5. 12. The novel…………..recently discovered has been named SARS-CoV-2 and it causes COVID-19.
  6. 13. When enough people have developed antibodies, people are more protected from getting the disease. So the vast majority is immune and incapable of spreading the virus. (two words without spacing)
  7. 15. …….. rate is typically expressed in units of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year.
  8. 17. The word means how easy viruses spread.
Down
  1. 1. People who have been affected by a disease but do not have obvious symptoms. (two words without spacing)
  2. 2. An infectious disease that is considered to have a permanent but limited presence in a population
  3. 3. It means slowing a virus’ spread to reduce the peak number of cases and related demands on hospitals and infrastructure. (three words without spacing)
  4. 4. It restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to avoid spreading the disease to others
  5. 7. The time between when someone is infected with a pathogen, such as a virus, and when the first symptoms of illness appear. (two words without spacing)
  6. 8. ……....is the ability of a virus to establish an infection.
  7. 11. The number of COVID-19 cases that have been confirmed by diagnostic testing. (two words without spacing)
  8. 14. An outbreak of a disease that has spread to a wider area.
  9. 16. A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.