Pandemic and Epidemic Review

What is the scale of impact in terms of population for an epidemic?

• Number of people affected or infected

• Number of trees affected

• Number of buildings affected

• Number of animals affected

What is the scale of impact in terms of population for a pandemic?

• large or widespread

• medium or moderate

• negligible or insignificant

• small or localized

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

What is the primary factor that determines whether a disease is classified as a pandemic or an epidemic?

• Number of infected individuals

• Severity of the disease

• Type of pathogen

• Geographic spread

What is the key difference in the geographic scope between a pandemic and an epidemic?

• Type of disease

• Mode of transmission

• Scale of the outbreak

• Severity of symptoms

Which term is used to describe a disease that has spread across a specific community or region?

• epidemic

• outbreak

• endemic

• contagion

Which best compares an epidemic and a pandemic?

• An epidemic is caused by bacteria, while a pandemic is caused by a virus.

• A pandemic is caused by humans, while an epidemic is spread by insects and rodents.

• A pandemic occurs in a small region, while an epidemic occurs in a much larger region.

• An epidemic affects a small population of humans, while a pandemic affects a large population of humans.

How are quarantines used to slow the spread of an epidemic?

• Quarantines prevent individuals from eating food that is potentially contaminated

• Quarantines allow enough time for antibiotics to take effect in infected individuals.

• Quarantines keep infected individuals separate so they cannot pass the disease to others.

• Quarantines keep people inside their homes so that family members can provide care for each other.

Which situation would most favor the spread of infectious disease?

• overcrowding

• use of vaccines

• small population

• sanitary conditions

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

• The number of disease carriers will increase.

• The number of infectious disease cases will decrease.

• The amount of available food resources will decrease.

• The amount of necessary medical treatment will increase.

Which is the main risk associated with being a disease carrier?

• A carrier can unknowingly spread the disease to others.

• A person is more difficult to cure if he or she is a carrier.

• A person is more likely to die once he or she becomes a carrier.

• A carrier can use up all the available medicine in a local area.