Epidemiology Crossword Puzzle

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FOOD BORNE DISEASE : microbial causes may be E.coli
MORBIDITY RATE : # of persons afflicted with an illness
SPORADIC : occasional cases are reported at irregular intervals at random locales
INDEX CASE : the first patient found in an epidemiological investigation
INFLUENZA : A highly contagious, febrile, acute respiratory infection of the nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs caused by the influenza virus
PREVALENCE : Is the total number of existing cases with respect to the entire population.
ENDEMIC : an infectious disease that exhibits a relatively steady frequency over a long time period in a particular area
TUBERCULOSIS : Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
LATENT TB : They are infected with M. tuberculosis, but do not have active TB disease.
PANDEMIC : spread of an epidemic across continents
MORTALITY RATE : total # of deaths in a population due to a certain disease
INCIDENCE OF DISEASE : Measures the number of new cases over a certain time period
ACTIVE TB : progression from latent TB infection
PROPAGATED EPIDEMIC : results from an infectious agent that is communicable from person to person and is sustained over time in a population
MALARIA : world’s most important tropical parasitic disease.
EPIDEMIC : When statistics indicate that the prevalence of an endemic or sporadic disease is increasing beyond what is expected for a population
EPIDEMIOLOGY : Study of frequency and distribution of disease and other health-related factors in defined populations
POINT SOURCE EPIDEMIC : infectious agent came from a single source, - all “victims” exposed to it from that source

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food borne disease : microbial causes may be e.coli
morbidity rate : # of persons afflicted with an illness
sporadic : occasional cases are reported at irregular intervals at random locales
index case : the first patient found in an epidemiological investigation
influenza : a highly contagious, febrile, acute respiratory infection of the nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs caused by the influenza virus
prevalence : is the total number of existing cases with respect to the entire population.
endemic : an infectious disease that exhibits a relatively steady frequency over a long time period in a particular area
tuberculosis : caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis
latent tb : they are infected with m. tuberculosis, but do not have active tb disease.
pandemic : spread of an epidemic across continents
mortality rate : total # of deaths in a population due to a certain disease
incidence of disease : measures the number of new cases over a certain time period
active tb : progression from latent tb infection
propagated epidemic : results from an infectious agent that is communicable from person to person and is sustained over time in a population
malaria : world’s most important tropical parasitic disease.
epidemic : when statistics indicate that the prevalence of an endemic or sporadic disease is increasing beyond what is expected for a population
epidemiology : study of frequency and distribution of disease and other health-related factors in defined populations
point source epidemic : infectious agent came from a single source, - all “victims” exposed to it from that source