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(1) Illinois is currently in the fourth _phase_ of restoration to normal life (As of Sept. 22nd)

(2) Dr. Anthony _Fauci_: The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious diseases

(3) A specialized agency of the UN responsible for public health (three words): World Health Organization

(4) Our last month of in-person school: March

(6) The number of feet you should keep between yourself and others (In letters): Six

(8) A method of identifying people who have connected with an infected individual (two words): Contact tracing

(9) The restriction on the movement of people  in order to prevent the spread of diseases: Quarantine

(10) The term to describe a disease that has spread across several countries and affected a large number of people: Pandemic

(13) The state with the highest number of confirmed cases (As of Sept. 22nd): California

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(5) A technique used to prevent the spread of diseases that puts physical space between you and those around you (two words): Social distancing

(7) A common household good that was once very scarcely found at stores (two words): Toilet paper

(11) A public health institution for the United States that’s become well-known over the past six months (four words): Center for Disease Control

(12) A type of protection that is required by most establishments to enter and is shown to be effective in preventing the spread of the virus: Mask

(14) The type of order that went into effect on March 21 in Illinois: Stay at Home

(15) A type of infection that replicates within the living cells of an organism: Virus

(16) The opposite of negative; you don’t want your test to be this: Positive

(17) Also referred to as a “shot,” a method of immunization that produces antibodies within the body to prevent the contraction of a given disease: Vaccine