infectious diseases

1. also known as German measles it is known for its distinctive rash
4. once feared as the disease which would put your child (or you) in an iron lung, this viral disease is now prevented with a vaccine
7. the cause of Tuberculosis, the plague and other diseases
10. the intermediate host of Plasmodium and other disease causing organisms
12. it is caused by a bacterium which is introduced by the bite of a flea
13. this disease caused by a virus lead to millions of deaths in the early 1900's
14. a single celled eukaryotic organism which could cause a disease
15. an illness which you can catch from another
16. anything which can enter your body and give you an illness
18. a disorder which you can not catch but must be attained by another means (genes, lack of vitamin, etc)
19. usually an injection, its purpose is to prevent many diseases
21. this medicine is useful for many bacterial infections

2. caused by a worm, it leads to the swelling of body limbs
3. the genus of organisms which cause malaria
5. caused by a virus which is often introduced by an infected dog
6. a hemorrhagic fever disease, it is quit deadly if you catch it
8. characterized by swollen, painful salivary glands, it can be prevented with a vaccine
9. this viral disease used to be a major killer killer leaving those who did not die with many pock marls on their skin
11. mainly an illness of the lungs, it can be cured by antibiotics although drug resistant versions are now common
14. a proteinaceous infectious material
17. another illness caused by a worm, people get infected by standing in water with a certain type of snail which is also a host to the worm
20. the cause of Ebola, Covid and other diseases