Across
- 4. Type of transmission where a pathogen passes straight from one individual to another without intermediary
- 6. Type of transmission that requires an intermediary to reach a new host
- 7. Living organism in which a pathogen lives and reproduces
- 9. Rapid spread of a disease confined to a particular region or community
- 10. Disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite transmitted through mosquito bites
- 13. Microscopic organism capable of causing disease in a host
- 14. Prevention strategy that targets a specific link in the transmission chain
- 16. Type of impact referring to the effect of an event on living organisms and ecosystems
- 18. Type of response the body uses to defend itself against a pathogen
- 20. Parasite that completes part of its life cycle inside the Anopheles mosquito
Down
- 1. Tiny particles released by coughing or sneezing that carry pathogens
- 2. Disease spread across multiple countries or continents affecting a large proportion of the population
- 3. Type of pathogen that caused the Black Death
- 5. Disease primarily transmitted through contaminated water
- 8. Type of transmission from a pregnant person to a fetus
- 11. Mosquito species that acts as a biological vector for the Plasmodium parasite
- 12. Arthropod that picks up a pathogen and delivers it to another organism
- 15. The journey of a pathogen from one host to another
- 17. Type of disease caused by the Spanish Flu of 1918
- 19. Contaminated object or surface that carries a pathogen