Across
- 3. a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium
- 5. (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world
- 6. insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations
- 9. the expulsion or attempted expulsion of a supposed evil spirit from a person or place
- 10. the process of infecting or the state of being infected
Down
- 1. a system of integrative medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, used to alleviate pain and to treat various physical, mental, and emotional conditions
- 2. burning the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent the wound from becoming infected
- 4. treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease
- 7. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
- 8. the treatment of injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues, often involving cutting into the body