Across
- 3. – The public health effort to control the spread of disease and prevent outbreaks through interventions and monitoring.
- 4. – A long-lasting health condition, such as diabetes or heart disease.
- 7. – A condition with a sudden onset and short duration.
- 8. – The study of disease patterns in populations.
- 9. – The ability of a disease to spread from person to person.
- 11. – Factors influencing health (e.g., environment, genetics, lifestyle).
- 13. – The process of eliminating most harmful microorganisms, usually on surfaces (stronger than sanitization, which reduces but doesn’t fully eliminate germs).
- 14. – The total number of cases of a disease in a population at a given time.
- 15. – A sudden increase in cases of a disease in a particular area.
Down
- 1. – The presence of multiple health conditions in one person.
- 2. – An organism (like a mosquito) that transmits disease.
- 5. – The process of making someone resistant to a disease through vaccination.
- 6. – Coming into contact with a disease-causing agent.
- 10. – Ongoing collection and analysis of health data to prevent outbreaks.
- 12. Period – The time between exposure to a disease and the onset of symptoms.