Across
- 3. In epidemiology, a countable instance in the population or study group of a particular disease, health disorder, or condition under investigation.
- 5. A state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- 7. An epidemic occurring over a very wide area (several countries or continents) and usually affecting a large proportion of the population.
- 9. The constant presence of a disease or infectious agent within a given geographic area or population group.
- 10. The number or proportion of cases or events or conditions in a given population.
- 12. The probability that an event will occur, for instance, that a person will become ill or die within a stated period of time or age.
- 13. The frequency and pattern of health-related characteristics and events in a population.
- 14. The proportion of persons without disease who are correctly identified by a screening test or case definition as not having disease.
- 16. The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time.
Down
- 1. The ability of a system to detect epidemics and other changes in disease occurrence.
- 2. The degree to which a measurement actually measures or detects what it is supposed to measure.
- 4. The number or proportion of cases or events or conditions in a given population.
- 6. Any factor, whether event, characteristic, or other definable entity, that brings about change in a health condition, or in other defined characteristics.
- 7. The total number of inhabitants of a given area or country.
- 8. A measure of the frequency with which an event, such as a new case of illness, occurs in a population over a period of time.
- 11. The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations.
- 15. In a case-control study, comparison group of persons without disease.