Terms to Know When Living Through a Global Pandemic

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Across
  1. 2. a disease constantly present in a population, such as the common cold
  2. 5. an infection that is spread through the body through the circulatory system
  3. 8. an infection that can occur after the host is weakened from an initial infection
  4. 9. a disease acquired by many people in a given area for a relatively short period of time, such as influenza
  5. 10. an infection that affects a small area of the body
  6. 11. a disease causative agent that is inactive until something activates it to produce symptoms
  7. 14. a disease that occurs only occasionally, such as typhoid fever in the U.S.
  8. 16. measurable changes of a patient's condition
  9. 17. a disease-causing microorganism
  10. 19. the presence of immunity to a disease in most of the population
  11. 20. a type of pathogen that doesn't cause disease under normal conditions but can cause disease in certain circumstances
Down
  1. 1. an acute infection that causes initial illness
  2. 3. inanimate objects
  3. 4. subjective changes in body function as felt by the patient
  4. 6. the time interval between the initial infection and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
  5. 7. the study of the transmission, incidence, and frequency of disease
  6. 12. a disease acquired by many people worldwide for a relatively short period of time, such as COVID-19
  7. 13. a disease that develops rapidly but only lasts for a short period of time
  8. 15. the cause of a disease
  9. 18. a disease that develops more slowly but is likely to continue or recur for long periods of time