NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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Which of the following respiratory diseases was a rapidly spreading epidemic in China before it was successfully contained in 2003?
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SARS
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West Nile
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Malaria
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Swine Flu
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The SARS epidemic began with the first reported case in Guangzhou, China (Wang et al., 2004), on 16 November 2002. Eight months later, the disease had spread to 26 countries in Asia, America, and Europe, resulting in a reported 8, 096 cases and 774 deaths (WHO, 2004).
Detailed explanation-2: -Myth 1: In 2003, SARS went away on its own as the weather got warmer. SARS did not die of natural causes. It was killed by extremely intense public health interventions in mainland Chinese cities, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Canada and elsewhere.
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