Infectious Disease!! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. The monitoring of the spread and prevalence of diseases in a population to control and prevent outbreaks
   Surveillance
2. A substance or treatment that inhibits or destroys viruses
   Antivirus
3. A change in the genetic material of a virus that can lead to the emergence of new strains
   Mutation
4. A substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
   Antibiotic
5. A global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, leading to widespread illness, significant mortality, and major social and economic disruptions.
   COVID-19 Pandemic 2019-present
6. The ability of a microorganism to cause disease in a host.
   pathogenicity
7. An epidemic primarily in the Americas, linked to microcephaly in newborns and severe neurological complications in adults, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes
   Zika Virus Outbreak 2015-2016
8. A global influenza pandemic that infected about one-third of the world’s population and resulted in an estimated 50 million deaths
   1918 Spanish Flu
9. An epidemic that has spread over multiple countries or continents, affecting a large number of people
   Pandemic
10. Live microorganisms that are beneficial to health, particularly by maintaining or restoring beneficial bacteria in the gut.
    Probiotic
11. A vibrio outbreak triggered by a contaminated water supply following the earthquake in Haiti, resulting in tens of thousands of cases and deaths.
    Cholera Epidemic in Haiti 2010-present
12. A global outbreak of a novel coronavirus that originated in China, leading to over 8,000 cases and 774 deaths worldwide
    SARS 2002-2003
13. The sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in a population.
    Outbreak
14. A single-celled microorganism that can be pathogenic or beneficial.
    Bacterium
15. A cell that a virus infects and uses to replicate itself
    Host Cell
16. refers to the protein shell that encloses the genetic material of a virus
    Capsid
17. The amount of a pathogen required to establish an infection in a host
    Infectious Dose
18. A biological preparation that provides immunity to a specific infectious disease.
    Vaccine
19. refers to any infectious disease that is naturally transmitted from animals to humans.
    Zoonosis
20. Capable of causing disease
    Pathogenic
21. A substance that prevents the growth of bacteria on living tissues
    Antiseptic
22. The study of how diseases spread, their patterns, and their effects on populations, used to control and prevent public health issues.
    epidemiology
23. The isolation of individuals who may have been exposed to a contagious disease to prevent its spread.
    Quarantine
24. An ongoing global epidemic caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that attacks the immune system and has led to millions of deaths since its identification in the late 20th century
    HIV/AIDS Pandemic
25. A dormant, resistant structure formed by certain bacteria to survive extreme environmental conditions.
    Endospore
26. A disease or condition regularly found and consistently present within a specific geographic area or population
    Endemic
27. A microorganism, such as a virus or bacterium, that causes disease
    Pathogen
28. The quantity of virus present in a given volume of bodily fluid
    Viral Load
29. A microscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism
    Virus
30. A type of virus that uses RNA as its genetic material and converts it into DNA within the host cell
    Retrovirus
31. The process of growing bacteria in a controlled environment for study or diagnosis
    Culture
32. The ability of bacteria to withstand the effects of an antibiotic that would normally kill them or inhibit their growth
    Resistance
33. A severe outbreak of Ebola virus disease primarily in West Africa, characterized by high mortality rates and widespread transmission
    Ebola Outbreak 2014-2016
34. A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
    Epidemic
35. a devastating pandemic of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which swept through Europe in the 14th century
    Black death
36. An organism, often an insect, that transmits pathogens from one host to another
    Vector