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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the latest report of the World Health Organization, which infectious disease outbreak is increasing rapidly in the world?
A
Measles
B
Chicken pox
C
Malaria
D
Cholera
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Newly emerging infectious diseases – diseases that were not previously described in humans, such as HIV/AIDS. Re-emerging infectious diseases – diseases that have spread to new places or which previous treatments no longer control, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rabies. Rabies, one of the oldest known infectious diseases, is nearly 100% fatal and continues to cause tens of thousands of human deaths globally (1).

Detailed explanation-3: -Emerging infectious diseases are infections that have recently appeared within a population or those whose incidence or geographic range is rapidly increasing or threatens to increase in the near future. Emerging infections can be caused by: Previously undetected or unknown infectious agents.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the important challenges for the 21st century is the development of safe and effective vaccines for the 3 greatest microbial killers worldwide: HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

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