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CEFR B2 Epidemiology and Public Health

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➡ Across 15 Words

2. Past tense of eradicate: smallpox was ___ worldwide
5. Preposition: the population is ___ surveillance
6. Past tense of contract: he ___ the disease while traveling
10. Present participle of spread: the virus is ___ rapidly
11. Past tense of transmit: the virus was ___ through droplets
15. The number of deaths in a population
18. The body's ability to resist a particular infection
19. A sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease in a population
20. The total number of existing cases of a disease at a point in time
23. Describing a long-lasting disease or condition
26. Describing a disease that spreads easily from person to person
27. An epidemic that has spread across multiple countries or continents
28. To evaluate the risk or severity of a health threat
29. Preposition: transmission occurs ___ people
30. Preposition: many cases were reported ___ the winter

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. An organism that transmits a disease from one host to another
3. A person or animal that spreads a disease without showing symptoms
4. Likely to be affected by a disease
7. The rate of disease or illness in a population
8. Systems for safe disposal of waste and clean water
9. The invasion of the body by harmful microorganisms
12. The ongoing systematic collection of health data
13. To control or supervise public health activities
14. The number of new cases of a disease in a given period
16. Capable of causing infection
17. The identification of a disease from its signs and symptoms
21. Past tense of vaccinate: children were ___ against measles
22. Separation of infected individuals from healthy ones
24. Past tense of recover: most patients ___ after treatment
25. Very harmful; tending to become worse

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