CARONA CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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Across
  1. 2. ZOONOTIC : a disease that exists in animals but can also infect humans
  2. 4. VACCINE: a substance used to protect humans and animals from a disease
  3. 5. EXPONENTIAL: when the number of cases of infection increase steadily but rapidly
  4. 6. PCR: polymerase chain reaction, a testing protocol to identify if one has contracted the coronavirus
  5. 8. CARRIER: a person or animal that transmits a disease to others,
  6. 9. ASYMPTOMATIC: showing no evidence of disease
  7. 11. PATIENT ZERO: refers to the person who is identified as the first person infected with a communicable disease during an outbreak.
  8. 13. MERS: middle east respiratory syndrome
  9. 14. MITIGATION: measures taken to slow the spread of infection
  10. 15. FOMITE: an object (such as a dish or a doorknob) that may be contaminated with infectious organisms and serve in their transmission
  11. 16. INCUBATION: the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease
  12. 17. MORBIDITY: a measure of how many people have an illness
Down
  1. 1. QUARANTINE: a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests.
  2. 3. FURLOUGH: a usually temporary layoff from work.
  3. 4. WHO: a United Nations health agency based in Geneva, Switzerland.
  4. 5. MORTALITY: is a measure of how many people have died because of an illness
  5. 6. WUHAN: place where the carona started
  6. 7. SCREENING: examining a person to see if they have a disease
  7. 10. CONTAINMENT: also known as red zones, are the areas sealed by the district administration following the surfacing of at least three coronavirus cases from the localities
  8. 11. VIRUS: an infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals.
  9. 12. RESPIRATOR: a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth and nose) to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances
  10. 14. SARS: severe acute respiratory syndrome
  11. 15. SANITIZER: a substance or fluid designed to kill germs on skin and objects
  12. 16. CHLOROQUINE: a drug used to treat malaria