Environmental Health Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. An organism, frequently an arthropod such as a mosquito or tick, which transmits a pathogen from one host to another.
  2. 3. a bacterial infection spread by the bite of an infected blacklegged tick
  3. 6. Two or more linked cases of the same illness or situation
  4. 8. Condition resulting from a blend of "Smoke" and "Fog"
  5. 9. caused by a parasite and is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito
  6. 11. A highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms that occurs both naturally and through anthropogenic processes
  7. 13. a disease that is transmitted from an animal or nonhuman species to humans.
  8. 15. The characterization of the potential adverse effects of human exposures to hazards.
  9. 19. an inflammation of the brain caused by a viral or bacterial infection
  10. 20. tiny scales from hair, feathers, or skin, that may cause allergies
  11. 21. When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides react with water in the atmosphere with water.
  12. 22. to kill germs to prevent infections.
  13. 23. a plant-like organisms that do not have chlorophyll
  14. 24. the proportion of a population or rate of persons who develop a condition during a specific time period
  15. 25. Microorganism capable of causing disease
Down
  1. 2. incomplete combustion of carbon-containing fuels such as natural gas, gasoline, or wood, and is emitted by a wide variety of combustion sources
  2. 4. the interaction between a person and an environmental hazard, determining the extent of contact with the hazard
  3. 5. relationship between the amount of exposure and the observed effect
  4. 7. single-cell parasite that infects the intestines of people and animals
  5. 10. Where an infectious agent lives, grows,multipliestiply
  6. 12. the state of having a disease that is constantly present in a certain geographic area or in a certain group of people
  7. 14. the presence of harmful substances in the air
  8. 16. The capacity of a substance to harm living organisms
  9. 17. The transmission of radiant energy in the forms of electromagnetic waves, streams of particles, sound or heat.
  10. 18. A substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.