Across
- 2. Disease resulting from the breakdown of tissue caused by overuse or the aging process
- 6. Subjective feeling that only the person experiencing it is aware of
- 8. Large group of diseases marked by inappropriate or excessive response of the immune system
- 13. Disease caused by biologic agents such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, or parasites
- 14. Disease without a known cause
- 18. Objective indicator of disease that is obvious to someone other than the affected individual
- 19. Disease-causing agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell and cannot carry out independent metabolic activities
- 20. Disease with an abrupt onset of severe signs and symptoms that runs a brief course and then resolves, or, in some cases, brings death
Down
- 1. Condition of abnormal function involving any structure or body system characterized by a recognizable set of signs and symptoms
- 3. Period of increased signs or symptoms; also called a flare-up or relapse
- 4. Term meaning without symptoms
- 5. Disease development that is gradual and subtle with only vague or mild symptoms; associated with chronic disease
- 7. Study of disease including its characteristics, causes, and effects
- 9. Prediction of how a disease will progress and chances of recovery based on the person’s condition and usual course of the disease as observed in similar situations
- 10. Period of partial or complete disappearance of disease signs and symptoms
- 11. Disease caused by an abnormality in the genetic code
- 12. Causative factors or origins of disease
- 15. Number of new cases in a particular population during a period of time (usually a calendar year)
- 16. The number of existing cases (new and old) of a disease within a specific population and time period
- 17. Disease that develops gradually and insidiously and lasts longer than 6 months or, in some cases, a lifetime