8.L.1.2

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Which aspect of modern life could MOST likely cause an epidemic to turn into a pandemic?

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transportation

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Which tool is MOST responsible for preventing future pandemics of smallpox?

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worldwide vaccination for smallpox

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Which term BEST describes the disease AIDS?

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pandemic

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Millions of people living all over the world have cancer. Is cancer a pandemic?

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No, because cancer is not always fatal.

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A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term BEST describes the outbreak?

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epidemic

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In 1918, an outbreak of influenza infected 500,000 people worldwide, causing tens of millions of deaths. In 1994, an outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, India, killed 52 people. Which statement BEST describes the two events?

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The influenza outbreak was a pandemic. The plague outbreak was an epidemic.

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Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic?

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the geographical area affected

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Which situation would most favor the spread of infectious disease?

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overcrowding

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Which will most likely occur when the quality of sanitation in an area improves?

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The number of infectious disease cases will decrease.

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Scientists are trying to prevent an epidemic of a highly contagious disease. What information should the scientists study first?

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how the disease is transmitted