Epidemic Vs. Pandemic Review
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- Q1The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS. The first known human cases AIDS were in Africa in the late 1950s. Since then, tens of millions of people have died from the disease, and tens of millions more people all over the world are infected. Which term BEST describes the disease AIDS?PandemicEpidemicIsolated CasesOutbreak30s
- Q2Which tool is MOST responsible for preventing future pandemics of smallpox?better worldwide urban sanitationworldwide vaccination for smallpoximproved global quarantine facilitiesglobal education about smallpox30s
- Q3Which sentence BEST describes a pandemic?The disease passes through direct contact with an infected person.The disease causes high fever and vomiting.The disease has spread to every country in the Northern Hemisphere.The disease is fatal if not treated immediately.30s
- Q4Which aspect of modern life could MOST likely cause an epidemic to turn into a pandemic?vaccinationcommunicationtransportationsanitation30s
- Q5A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term BEST describes the outbreak?plagueinfectionpandemicepidemic30s