Which of the Following Is NOT a Characteristic of an Emerging

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an emerging infectious disease?

• A) high fatality rate
• B) recent discovery
• C) increased occurrence
• D) recent jump to a new host

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Definitions:

Forced Sterilization

A process where individuals are sterilized without their consent, often used as a means of controlling population growth or deemed undesirable traits.

Immigration

is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Country

A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

Crude Death Rate

A measure of the number of deaths in a given population during a specified period, typically expressed per thousand individuals per year.