Across
- 4. Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues
- 6. The art and science of distinguishing one disease from another
- 9. Anything that transmits a contagious infectious disease
- 11. Describes the number of deaths among exposed or infected individuals in a population
- 15. Infected individual that never shows signs of disease but sheds the infectious agent
- 17. A pathogen is present but there are no clinical signs of the disease
- 18. Disease type that effects one part or a limited part of the body
- 20. The dynamic equilibrium or the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment
- 23. Subjective findings that are not always obvious to the observer
- 27. Disease process caused by a pathogen
Down
- 1. The scientific study of animal diseases
- 2. Non-living objects that transmit disease
- 3. Objective findings that are obvious to the observer
- 5. A disease that is present in a community all the time
- 7. Disease type the effects multiple organs or organ systems
- 8. A carrier or alternate host
- 10. Disease process that can be transmitted between animals
- 12. Describes the host's ability to withstand the effects of the disease, even if it's present
- 13. The movement of disease from one local to systemic
- 14. Referring to the state of being diseased or ill
- 16. The _______ period refers to the time from entry of a pathogen until clinical signs of a disease start to occur
- 19. Signs or symptoms that are uniquely characteristic to a particular disease
- 21. The level of vulnerability or lack of resistance to disease
- 22. The body's ability to ward off disease through various defense mechanisms
- 24. A bacteria, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
- 25. Any changes from the state of health causing a disruption of homeostasis
- 26. Also known as a stat of complete knowledge, this implies a level of proficiency that goes beyond mere understanding