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After an outbreak of an illness scientists use epidemiology to try to find
a) all of the above
b) the origin of disease
c) how the disease is spread
d) how to prevent disease from spreading

Some bacteria are resistant to medicine because of the
a) overuse of antibiotics
b) climate change
c) improved brain mass
d) advances in medicine

Hookworm is spread
a) in contaminated soil
b) by air
c) person to person
d)

This disease is expected to have shifts in outbreaks due to shift in mosquito migration caused global warming
a) Malaria
b) Cholera
c) Ebola
d) H1N1

A bacteria infection common in hospitals
a) Staph
b) HIV
c) Ebola
d) Hookworm

Cholera is found in
a) water
b) air
c) food
d) deer

Naturally occuring pollutants can become hazardous to health when they are
a) above normal levels
b) used by industry
c) introduced into water
d) introduced into food

A disease caused directly by pollution is
a) lead poisoning
b) cholera
c) dystentary
d) HIV

A widespread illness is called a(n)
a) pandemic
b) epidemic
c) plague
d) disease

Developing countries have a
a) higher number of diseases
b) smaller number of diseases
c) same number of diseases
d) there is no corralation between development and diseases

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