How Was the Ebola Outbreak in 2018 Better Controlled Than

question 8

Multiple Choice

How was the Ebola outbreak in 2018 better controlled than the outbreak in 2014?

• A) The availability of effective vaccines
• B) WHO was quicker to declare a public health emergency
• C) The outbreak happened in a politically stable area of the Democratic Republic of Congo
• D) Both A and B
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Break-even

The point at which total cost and total revenue are equal, meaning there is no net loss or gain.

Profit-maximizing

A strategy or condition where a firm adjusts its production to achieve the highest possible profit based on its costs and the market price.

Shut-down Point

The price and quantity point at which a business ceases operations because continuing would result in losses.

Economically Efficient

A situation where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society or minimizes the cost of achieving a set output level.