MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Question
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In parts of london, there was an increase in the number of cases of tuberculoisis (TB) in the 1980sWhich factor is most likely to have contributed to this?
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Increased Air Pollution.
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Increased drug abuse.
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Increased pathogen mutation rate.
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Overcrowded accommodation.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -While London remains the area of highest TB incidence in England, accounting for 35% of all people with TB in 2020 and over double the national rate, case numbers continue to decline. In 2020 1, 464 people notified with TB, a rate of 16.3 per 100, 000 of the population.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is strongly influenced by social and economic development and health-related risk factors such as undernutrition, diabetes, HIV infection, alcohol use disorders and smoking.
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