Across
- 2. The type of pathogen that causes athlete's foot
- 3. Influenza H1N1 was declared a [blank] in 2009 because more than 206 countries reported cases of the disease
- 5. A disease outbreak where an infectious disease will continue to spread through populations across a large region, or even worldwide
- 7. Bacteria are [blank] organisms, unlike viruses
- 8. A pathway of transmission that passes parasites from an infected person to an uninfected person
- 10. An example of easy personal hygiene that can prevent illnesses
- 11. (2 words) An example of a disease that can be treated with antibiotics
- 12. A kind of disease that can be passed from one person to another
- 13. By preventing [blank] between people, the rate of an infectious disease can be drastically reduced
- 14. The overuse of antibiotics could lead to resistant strains of [blank]
- 16. A type of medicine that is capable of destroying or weakening certain disease-causing bacteria
- 20. The type of pathogen that causes malaria
- 21. The role of a mosquito in the transmission of Malaria
Down
- 1. (2 words) Contact with this could cause a group of people to get sick
- 4. A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. What term describes the outbreak?
- 6. The type of pathogen that causes strep throat
- 9. Getting this is the best way to help prevent a virus from becoming a pandemic
- 15. A disease that is spread by contact with an infected person
- 17. By reducing [blank] in and out of the infected areas, a country can prevent a viral epidemic from becoming a pandemic
- 18. Made from a weakened or dead form of a pathogen
- 19. The type of pathogen that can cause strep throat