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The establishment and further spreading of an infectious disease within a new population is a process called:
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b. adoption
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a. emergence
b. adoption c. inclusion d. appearance |
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The UN estimates that by the year 2050 more than ___ of the world's population will live in urban areas.
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d. 69%
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a. 35%
b. 56% c. 60% d. 69% |
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The Marburg virus was originally spread by...
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c. green monkeys
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a. lab rats
b. birds c. green monkeys d. wild turkeys |
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Which of the following infectious diseases is considered a newly emerging disease?
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a. Hantavirus
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a. hantavirus
b. malaria c. tuberculosis d. chlamydia |
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Which of the following is considered a reemerging infectious disease?
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d. tuberculosis
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a. AIDS
b. ebola c. West Nile virus d. tuberculosis |
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Which of the following organisms is in the group 1 category?
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c. helicobacter pylori
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a. Francisella tularensis
b. Clostridium difficile c. helicobacter pylori d. Bacillus anthracis |
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Which of the following diseases is considered to fall in the group 2 category?
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c. mumps
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a. anthrax
b. Lyme disease c. mumps d. smallpox |
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Protozoan emerging and reemerging diseases generally belong to category __.
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a. I
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a. I
b. II c. III d. IV |
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Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the fecal oral route?
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b. peptic ulcer
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a. ehrlichiosis
b. peptic ulcer c. lyme disease d. tularemia |
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Which of the following diseases can be transmitted by a tick?
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c. tularemia
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a. botulism
b. anthrax c. tularemia d. mrsa |
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Small changes in the viral coat that happen over time are referred to as an antigenic ___.
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drift
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The lead federal agency whose primary responsibility is to protect the people of the United States from infectious diseases is the ___.
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CDC
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The Hendra virus is transmitted by...
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flying foxes
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"Fifth Disease" is caused by
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human parvovirus B 19
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Acanthamebiasis is a group _ emerging/reemerging infectious disease.
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Group I
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