NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Many people in an area become sick from a disease.
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Public health scientists monitor an try to stop the spread of a disease.
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The origin of a disease remains a mystery.
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A disease spreads internationally over the course of a year.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. Viral respiratory diseases, such as those caused by a new influenza virus or the coronavirus COVID-19, are the most likely to turn into a pandemic. A pandemic is not the same as an epidemic.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though an endemic is a constant presence in a community, it differs from a pandemic because the virus is somewhat contained and not spreading out of control and not stressing the health care infrastructure, therefore we can more easily prevent and treat it.
Detailed explanation-3: -A pandemic is like an epidemic but even more widespread over several countries or continents. Most of the diseases posing the greatest risks to humans are contagious meaning that they are caused by an infectious agent and can be spread from person to person.