Across
- 1. _______ disease that is not contagious and cannot be spread from person to person. These diseases are often caused by genetics, lifestyle choices, or environmental factors, such as heart disease, or cancer.
- 3. Capable of being spread from person to person.
- 6. A sudden, widespread outbreak of disease within a specific region.
- 10. A microorganism, such as a virus, bacterium, fungus, or parasite, that causes disease.
- 11. A living thing (like a mosquito, tick, or flea) that carries and spreads diseases without getting sick itself.
- 13. a disease caused by pathogens that can be transmitted from one person, animal or object to another
- 15. A disease that is regularly found in low stable numbers in a particular area or population.
- 16. A deadly virus that spreads through the bite or saliva of an infected animal, attacking the nervous system and causing brain inflammation.
- 17. How a disease spreads from one person to another.
- 18. ________ disease that can spread from one person, animal, or surface to another through direct or indirect contact, such as the flu, COVID-19.
Down
- 2. A tiny living thing, such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus, that can only be seen with a microscope.
- 4. the time between a pathogens’ entrance into the body and the first symptom of disease
- 5. the stage during which signs and symptoms fade and a person is no longer contagious
- 7. A global outbreak of an infectious disease
- 8. the stage in which the signs and symptoms of a disease arise and are most prominent
- 9. a fungal infection that usually attacks damaged tissues or weakened people
- 12. A scientific theory which states that specific microorganisms cause specific disease
- 14. A shallow, round container with a lid used in laboratories to grow and study microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi.