Most Newly Emerging Diseases Result in

question 100

Multiple Choice

Most newly emerging diseases result in

• A) greater severity as there are more and more occurrences of the infection.
• B) major pandemics, spreading the infection far and wide in the population.
• C) the waning of the disease, due to evolutionary selection for resistant hosts and milder pathogens.
• D) a destruction of the host's immune system and eventual cancer.
• E) no discoverable relationship with other pathogens in the same or related species.

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Definitions:

Erikson

Eric Erikson, a psychoanalyst known for his theory on the psychosocial development stages of humans.

Psychosocial Stages

A theory proposed by Erikson that outlines eight developmental stages, each characterized by a specific crisis that individuals must resolve to develop healthy personalities.

Generativity

A concern for establishing and guiding the next generation, often seen as a stage in psychosocial development.

Erikson

Erik Erikson, a psychoanalyst known for his theory on the psychosocial development of human beings across eight stages of life.