| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| contracting | Catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent) |
| contracted | Catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent) |
| contagia | the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus |
| quarantines | A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed |
| quarantine | A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed |
| encephalopathy | A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood) |
