Disease Surveillance Has Been Part of Public Health Protection Since

question 23

Multiple Choice

Disease surveillance has been part of public health protection since the investigation of the Bubonic Plague in Europe. In the United States, national reporting began with:

• A) The national reporting of morbidity cases in 1925
• B) Mortality and Morbidity weekly in 1961
• C) Plague surveillance among the early colonists
• D) Food poisoning surveillance during World War 1

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Definitions:

Favorable

Conditions or traits that are advantageous for survival and reproduction in a given environment.

Greater Frequency

Refers to the higher rate of occurrence or action, commonly used in the context of events or processes happening more often.

Homologous Structures

Anatomical features in different species that arise from a common ancestor, showing evolutionary relationships despite their possible different functions.

Evolutionary Relationship

The connection and lineage between species or groups of organisms based on their shared genetic heritage and evolutionary history.