NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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Which was most likely classified as a pandemic?
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People in eleven states were sickened after eating beef contaminated with the E. Coli bacteria. The tainted beef was traced to a meat-packing plant.
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Two camps, in close proximity to each other, experienced an outbreak of cholera. The infection was traced to contaminated drinking water.
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A measles outbreak in Indiana was attributed to children whose parents did not have them vaccinated for measles.
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During 1918 to 1919, an estimated 20-40% of the world’s population suffered from the Spanish flu.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The “Spanish” influenza pandemic of 1918–19 caused acute illness in 25–30 percent of the world’s population and resulted in the death of up to an estimated 40 million people.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was called the Spanish Flu not because the pandemic started in Spain. Spain was neutral in WWI and their news media extensively covered the pandemic. Other countries refused to admit having cases, so it looked like Spain was bearing the brunt of the pandemic which was not true.
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