Across
- 2. Factor increasing the chance of disease.
- 5. Study of disease patterns in populations.
- 7. Poor levels can lead to deficiency disorders.
- 11. Total number of cases in a population.
- 13. Strategies to stop disease before it starts.
- 14. Prevents disease by stimulating immunity. (Note: mostly infectious but conceptually included)
- 17. Abnormal cell division leads to tumors.
- 19. Too much can cause skin cancer.
- 21. Clouding of the eye’s lens.
- 24. Internal balance, disrupted in some diseases.
- 25. Regular physical activity reduces disease risk.
Down
- 1. Joint inflammation causing pain and stiffness.
- 3. Transmission of traits and disorders genetically.
- 4. Excess body fat increases disease risk.
- 6. Metabolic disorder affecting insulin and glucose.
- 8. Testing population for early disease signs.
- 9. External conditions influencing health outcomes.
- 10. Eye disorder making distant vision blurry.
- 12. Inherited traits influencing disease risk.
- 15. Disease where bones become brittle and weak.
- 16. A DNA change that may cause disease.
- 18. Number of new cases in a time period.
- 20. Eye disease damaging optic nerve.
- 22. Chronic airway inflammation and narrowing.
- 23. Blood supply to brain is interrupted.