NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
Question
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Infectious disease
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Mutation
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Epidemic
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Pandemic
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is an Epidemic? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)(link is external and opens in a new window) describes an epidemic as an unexpected increase in the number of disease cases in a specific geographical area. Yellow fever, smallpox, measles, and polio are prime examples of epidemics.
Detailed explanation-2: -What Is An Epidemic Disease? Epidemic diseases are the diseases which are infectious and contagious. It is the spread of a disease in a particular region or area. It spreads when the infectious agent and the susceptible host are present in large numbers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Recap. Whereas an outbreak usually refers to a disease that has broken out in a limited region, a pandemic is one that affects large numbers of people-typically across the world. An epidemic falls between the two; it is an outbreak that is actively spreading and may have potential to become a pandemic.
Detailed explanation-4: -Common-source. Point. Continuous. Intermittent. Propagated. Mixed. Other.