Infectious Disease Threats in the twenty-First Century #434

What is one of the biggest concerns about managing the risk of infectious disease when focusing on the transmission of pathogen?

D. All of the above

The Global Health Security agenda (GHSA) which was started by the United States and launched in 2014 now shares partnership with over___other groups.

C. 64

A recent study estimated the expected annual cost of pandemic influenza at roughly ____.

D: $500 billion

What is perhaps the chief challenge for managing antimicrobial resistance (AMR)?

A: Use of antimicrobials

The Spanish flu claimed the lives of ___ of the world's population, far exceeding the death toll of WWII.

B: 2-5%

How many deaths were reported in the Ebola outbreak between 2014-2016?

C: 11,325

Out of a total of AMR-related deaths, resistant TB is responsible for how many deaths globally per year?

B: 240,000

In 2001, an attacker caused terror and chaos in the US by mailing letters laced with _____ to the offices of two senators and multiple members of the news media, which resulted in five deaths.

B:Anthrax

True or false: AMR threats differ from epidemic threats because many are typically contracted as nosocomial infections.

A.true

What one disease wreaks havoc consistently over developing and developed worlds alike?

c. Influenza