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NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Many diseases transmitted by vectors lead to the death of millions of people in the world. Which best explains why African countries are harder hit than other regions of the world?
A
increased number of insects
B
increased climatic variations
C
increased ecosystem changes
D
increased pressure from human activities
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -MALARIA. Other than times of large-scale war, mosquitoes top the deadliest animal list every year. Among the illnesses these tiny menaces carry, malaria is particularly malicious and widespread; 200 million people are infected with malaria annually.

Detailed explanation-2: -Throughout the world, mosquitoes are the most common and transmit many deadly diseases. Other common vectors include fleas, filth flies, sandflies, midges, and lice. Rodents and birds also are capable of being vectors of disease.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ticks transmit most infections in the United States, whereas mosquitoes are responsible for the majority of vector-borne diseases worldwide.

Detailed explanation-4: -From the perspective of vector-borne diseases, the most significant problems are likely to occur in Africa, with more than 3.3 million refugees, South and Central Asia, with 2.6 million, East Asia and the Pacific, with 0.8 million, and the Americas, with 0.6 million (13).

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