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in the last 60 years, emerging infectious disease events were more frequently identified in North America and Europe. EID events do NOT occur in the southern hemisphere because public health and medical programs are much better at preventing & identifying diseases in the tropics - Answer false ...is the rate of new cases of disease that occur within a specified time interval and is often used to describe infectious diseases. - Answer incidence The disease triangle is influenced by ...

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The number of people who have died of AIDS, TB, and malaria since 1945 is - Answer 150 million Megacities have been called all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer urban jungles In 1900, just _______ % (#) of the world's population lived in urban areas. According to the 2009 UN World's Urbanization Prospects report, that percentage has increased to _______ % (#), and is expected to climb to ________ % (#) by 2050. - Answer 13 50.1 68.7 Why was the Aswan Dam a disaster?...

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Dengue - Answer emerging arbovirus with a single-stranded positive-sense RNA There are ______ different types of dengue viruses - Answer 4 physical examination 1 of infected man's shoulder - Answer purport and petechiae are visible from broken blood vessels physical examination 2 - Answer petechiae seen on leg and large ecchymotic lesions on back used _____________ and ______________ to confirm diagnoses of DHF - Answer ELISA and Tourniquet Test Grades of DHF (1-...

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6 kinds of microbes - Answer 1. bacteria 2. viruses 3. protozoans 4. fungi 5. unicellular algae 6. prions what are the factors responsible for emerging infections? - Answer 1. world population growth 2. urbanization 3. ecological disturbances 4. technological advances 5. microbial evolution and adaptation 6. human behavior and attitudes epidemiology - Answer investigative branch of medicine that deals with the source, cause, and possible control of infectious disease ...

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global health - Answer public health global scale international forces improve underdeveloped regions protect developed regions infectious diseases - Answer coronavirus malaria dengue zika ebola polio noninfectious dangers - Answer flooding/disasters pollution food/water shortage lack of edu poverty violence Global Health Org - Answer World Health Org World Health Ass The Global Fund UNAIDS social determinants of health definition - Answer The conditio...

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Which of the following evolved from a single common ancestor? Bacteria and Eucarya Eucarya and Archaea Bacteria and Archaea All of the above are evolved from a single common ancestor - Answer All of the above are evolved from a single common ancestor Organisms that must absolutely avoid oxygen in order to metabolize are called: facultative anaerobes strict anaerobes aerobes aerobics - Answer strict anaerobes The most common method of reproduction in bacteria is: binary ...

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