NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
small scale, such as state of Illinois
A
Epidimic
B
Pathogen
C
Endemic
D
pandemic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sporadic refers to a disease that occurs infrequently and irregularly. Endemic refers to the constant presence and/or usual prevalence of a disease or infectious agent in a population within a geographic area. Hyperendemic refers to persistent, high levels of disease occurrence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Similar to an outbreak, an epidemic is defined by being contained in a small population, but the number of cases is larger than normally expected. Other examples of epidemics in our modern world include yellow fever, smallpox, and West Nile.

Detailed explanation-3: -Based on criteria such as this, epidemics are classified into three types: common source outbreaks. propagated or progressive epidemics. mixed epidemics.

Detailed explanation-4: -A disease outbreak is endemic when it is consistently present but limited to a particular region. This makes the disease spread and rates predictable.

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