Human Health and Environmental Risks Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a type of flu that is caused by a coronavirus
  2. 5. an infectious disease that has not been previously described or common for the last 20 years
  3. 6. an infectious disease caused by a bacteria (Yersina pestis) that is carried on fleas
  4. 9. the increase in chemical concentration in animal tissues as the chemical moves up the food chain
  5. 11. a highly contagious disease caused by bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily impacts your lungs
  6. 13. a disease caused by a pathogen
  7. 17. a chemical that causes a reaction (ex: pollen)
  8. 18. a situation in which a pathogen causes a rapid increase in disease
  9. 20. a disease that slowly impairs the functioning of an organism
  10. 23. the effective dose of a chemical that causes 50% of the individuals in the dose-response study to display a harmful (non-lethal) effect
  11. 24. a chemical that causes cancer
  12. 25. infectious diseases that are very common and easily spread. Examples: H1N1 or H5N1
  13. 26. an infectious disease with high death rates (hemorrhagic fever)
  14. 27. a disease caused by a pathogen that causes fetuses to be born with unusually small heads and damaged brains. Transmitted via mosquitos
  15. 28. a disease that rapidly impairs the functioning of an organism
  16. 30. a disease in which prions mutate into deadly pathogens and slowly damage the nervous system
  17. 31. an interaction in which two risks together cause more harm than expected
  18. 32. an increased concentration of a chemical within an organism over time
Down
  1. 1. a carcinogen that causes damage to the genetic material of the cell
  2. 2. a chemical that impacts your nervous system
  3. 4. how well a chemical dissolves in a liquid
  4. 7. a virus that lives in birds and is transmitted via mosquitos
  5. 8. a disease Caused by a bacterium (Borrelia burgdorferi) that is transmitted by ticks
  6. 10. the minimum dose of drug that triggers minimal detectable biological effect in an animal
  7. 12. an infectious diseased caused by HIV
  8. 14. a chemical that interferes with the normal functioning of hormones
  9. 15. the length of time a chemical remains in the environment
  10. 16. a chemical that interferes with the normal development of embryos/fetuses
  11. 19. an infectious disease caused by one of several protist species carried by mosquitos
  12. 21. the lethal dose of a chemical that kills 50% of the individuals in a dose-response study
  13. 22. an epidemic that occurs over a large geographic region
  14. 29. #1 global health risk