According to Epidemiological Transition Theory a Society Goes Through Three

question 61

Multiple Choice

According to epidemiological transition theory a society goes through three mortality stages in its transition to a modern pattern. The third stage is

• A) the Age of Receding Pandemics, characterized by death rates starting to decline steadily, and a decrease in the proportion of deaths due to improved nutrition, sanitation and medical advances
• B) the Age of Evolution and Survival of the Fittest, where those who are weak or diseased die
• C) the Age of Natural Disasters, characterized by increased earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, avalanches and volcano eruptions
• D) the Age of Pestilence and Famine, characterized by high death rates that fluctuate in response to epidemics, famines and war.
• E) the Age of Degenerative and Man-Made Diseases, characterized by low death rates and chronic diseases associated with aging are the common causes of death

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Mal-

A prefix in English derived from French, indicating bad, wrongful, ill, or defective.

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Hypoplasia

Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, often congenital.