MCQ IN MEDICINE

MEDICINE MCQ

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where would a disease transmitted by person-to-person contact be most likely to spread quickly?
A
In a remote region, where contact between people is rare.
B
In a rural farming community, where neighbors live miles apart.
C
In a crowded city.
D
In a medical lab, where people wear protective gear (face masks, gloves, etc.) and equipment is regularly sterilized.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A communicable disease is one that is spread from one person to another through a variety of ways that include: contact with blood and bodily fluids; breathing in an airborne virus; or by being bitten by an insect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Infectious diseases are commonly transmitted through direct person-to-person contact.

Detailed explanation-3: -Person to person spread. This is the most common way that we get an infectious disease. Germs can spread from person to person through: the air as droplets or aerosol particles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spreading Diseases The introduction of new immigrants and the growth of large urban areas allowed previously localized diseases to spread quickly and infect larger populations. Towns grew into cities as industrialization sparked urban migration from rural communities in both the United States and Europe.

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