NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Occasional small outbreaks of disease in population but otherwise absent
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sporadic
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endemic
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epidemic
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pandemic
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Diseases that are seen only occasionally, and usually without geographic concentration, are called sporadic diseases. Examples of sporadic diseases include tetanus, rabies, and plague.
Detailed explanation-2: -AN EPIDEMIC is a disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region. A PANDEMIC is an epidemic that’s spread over multiple countries or continents. ENDEMIC is something that belongs to a particular people or country.
Detailed explanation-3: -An outbreak can be declared an epidemic when the disease spreads rapidly to many people.
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