Limiting the Spread of Infectious Disease (HSC SSCE Biology): Quizzes
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What technology helps detect disease carriers at airports?
What technology helps detect disease carriers at airports?
Temperature-sensing equipment
At which three levels must disease surveillance operate?
At which three levels must disease surveillance operate?
Local, regional, and global
Which local factor significantly increases person-to-person disease transmission?
Which local factor significantly increases person-to-person disease transmission?
Overcrowding
What Madagascar ceremony has contributed to plague outbreaks?
What Madagascar ceremony has contributed to plague outbreaks?
Famadihana
What percentage of the world's population lives in coastal regions?
What percentage of the world's population lives in coastal regions?
60%
Which virus can concentrate in molluscs like oysters and clams?
Which virus can concentrate in molluscs like oysters and clams?
Hepatitis A
What global threat makes tuberculosis harder to treat?
What global threat makes tuberculosis harder to treat?
Antimicrobial resistance
What term describes a pathogen's ability to cause disease?
What term describes a pathogen's ability to cause disease?
Virulence
What type of infections occur when the immune system is weakened?
What type of infections occur when the immune system is weakened?
Opportunistic infections
Which populations face the greatest risk during disease outbreaks?
Which populations face the greatest risk during disease outbreaks?
Isolated societies with small gene pools