Week 4

1. Chronic disease is ________
4. This period is based on the time that a person with a specific disease or condition might be infectious to others
5. This activity forms part of the early detection strategy for chronic diseases
8. A key aspect of managing infectious diseases
11. This type of disease can be transmitted from one person to another and caused by an infective agent that is transmitted from a source or reservoir to a susceptible host
13. This disease is on the rise in Perth
14. These types of diseases are the leading cause of death in children under five years of age
15. A common skin infection caused by staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria
16. Infectious disease management is achieved through individual and _______ strategies
17. This type of prevention can be targeted at the entire population

1. One of the major chronic diseases highlighted by the World Health Organisation
2. This disease is transmitted by vectors
3. Increasing physical activity is a ______________ risk factor
6. Individuals who are not immunised still benefit due to this concept of immunity
7. This triad can be used to manage the outbreak of infectious diseases
9. The successful __________ of infectious diseases in the community is reliant on strategies including prevention, monitoring, and treatment
10. An improvement in _________ has resulted in a drop in common infectious diseases
12. This is essential to tackle chronic diseases