* Ch. 24: Emerging Infectious Diseases

Which of the following diseases can be transmitted by a tick?

tularemia

The United States estimates that by 2050 more than ______ % of the world's population will live in urban area

69

The lead federal agency whose primary responsibility is to protect the people of the US from infectious disease is the ______

CDC

CDC stands for

Centers for disease control

Which of the following organisms belongs in the group I category?

H. Pylori

which of the following infectious diseases is considered a newly emerging disease?

Hantavirus

Acanthamebiasis is a group _________ emerging/reemerging infectious disease

I

protozoan emerging and reemerging diseases generally to category

I

IEIP stands for

International emerging infectious program

NIAID stands for

National institute of allergy and infectious disease

Which of the following infectious diseases is considered to be a reemerging disease?

Tuberculosis

The establishment and further spreading of an infectious disease within a new population is a process called

adoption

Small changes in the viral coat that happen over time are referred to as an antigenic ________________

drift

The hendra cirus is transmitted by _________

flying foxes

The Marburg virus was originally spread by

green monkey

"Fifth disease" is caused by ___________________

human parvovirus B19

IHR stands for

international Health Regulations

Which of the following diseases is considered to fall into the group II category?

mumps

Which of the foloowing diseases is transmitted by the fecal-oral route?

peptic ulcer