MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
contact with infected animals
|
|
|
drug resistance
|
|
|
globalization
|
|
|
increased immunization
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following would NOT be considered an emerging disease? Answer d. Tuberculosis would not be considered an emerging disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -Emerging diseases include HIV infections, SARS, Lyme disease, Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli), hantavirus, dengue fever, West Nile virus, and the Zika virus. Reemerging diseases are diseases that reappear after they have been on a significant decline.
Detailed explanation-3: -Previously undetected or unknown infectious agents. Known agents that have spread to new geographic locations or new populations. Previously known agents whose role in specific diseases has previously gone unrecognized. More items
Detailed explanation-4: -Influenza. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Nipah virus. Rabies. SARS coronavirus. Tick-borne encephalitis virus. Tick-borne hemorrhagic fever viruses. Other hantaviruses. More items