Public Health Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Delivers community-based care, education, and vaccinations to promote health and prevent illness.
  2. 4. Tracks disease trends and develops strategies to prevent and control outbreaks.
  3. 8. Teaches individuals and groups about healthy habits and preventive care.
  4. 10. A sudden, localized rise in cases of a particular disease.
  5. 11. Essential nutrients are required in small amounts for proper body function, like vitamins and trace minerals.
  6. 14. The process by which a disease develops and progresses in the body.
  7. 17. Large biological molecules like carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids essential for life.
  8. 18. Ensures compliance with health and safety standards in food establishments, workplaces, and public spaces.
  9. 20. An enlargement of the thyroid gland, often due to iodine deficiency.
  10. 21. Any microorganism, like bacteria or viruses, that causes disease.
  11. 23. Inorganic substances needed for various body processes, such as calcium for bones and iron for oxygen transport.
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  1. 2. Provides direct support and education to connect underserved populations with health services.
  2. 3. Single-celled microorganisms that can be beneficial or cause diseases.
  3. 5. A virus that infects and replicates within bacteria.
  4. 6. A misfolded protein that triggers neurodegenerative disorders like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
  5. 7. Viruses that cause cancer by disrupting normal cell functions, such as HPV and Epstein-Barr virus.
  6. 9. A widespread disease outbreak affecting populations globally.
  7. 12. A genetic engineering tool derived from bacterial defense systems that allows precise editing of DNA sequences, used for research, treating genetic disorders, and developing therapies.
  8. 13. A disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, leading to symptoms like gum bleeding and weakness.
  9. 15. Microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi, that cause disease.
  10. 16. A tiny infectious agent made of genetic material encased in a protein coat that requires a host cell to reproduce.
  11. 19. An organism that lives on or inside a host, harming it while benefiting itself.
  12. 22. Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS if untreated.