Disease Dilemmas key terms

1. An infectious disease transmitted easily to others through a number of routes directly and indirectly. An example of this is cholera. (10)
4. Not caused by pathogens, but lifestyle choices, pollution, allergies or genetics. An example of this is cancer. (3, 10)
6. When a disease exists in a geographical area. (7)
7. A type of diffusion which a disease spreads through direct contact. (10, 9)
8. An outbreak of disease that affects a population. (8)

2. A type of disease caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. An example of this is the flu. (10)
3. A disease transferred from animals to humans. Some examples are rabes and madcow disease. (8)
5. The diffusion model that shows how a disease will spread from patient zero. This man came up with the neighbourhood effect. (11)
9. A widespread outbreak of a disease. (8)
10. A type of diffusion when a disease leaves the origin and moves to new areas. (10, 9)

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