1. A chronic infectious disease that affects skin, peripheral nerves and mucous membranes.   Hint First letter clue   2. An acute viral disease of animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal.   First letter clue   3. Highly contagious viral disease that causes inflammation of gray substance of the spinal cord and often leads to paralysis.   First letter clue   4. A condition which clogs blood vessels due to the deposition of cholesterol and lipids on the inner lining of arteries.   First letter clue   5. An acute, communicable disease that causes itchy rash of vesicles on the face and body.   First letter clue   6. Respiratory infection characterized by the inflammation of lungs.   First letter clue   7. A vector-borne disease caused by parasites that is transmitted by the infected female Anopheles mosquito.   First letter clue