Which of the following diseases has seen the strongest surge in the number of cases in the United States due to decreasing vaccination rates?ANSWERChicken poxPolioHPVMeasles

Which of the following diseases was eradicated after a successful vaccination program?ANSWERInfluenzaMeaslesPolioSmallpox

Which of the following factors is/are helping increase the incidence of emerging diseases?Check All That Applyglobal warmingglobal warmingexpansion of range by insect vectorsexpansion of range by insect vectorsoveruse of antibioticsoveruse of antibioticsdevelopment of community vaccination programs

Which of the following situations is characteristic of an epidemic?Multiple ChoiceA viral infection has spread from Central America to North America.Millions of people around the world have contracted the same strain of a virus.Three students from a local grade school are all diagnosed with a bacterial infection that has never been identified before.Normally there are one or two cases of measles per month in a particular city. In the month of September, there were 15 cases of measles.

Match the diagnosis with the most identifying signs or symptoms.Group of answer choicesRubeola (Measles)MumpsVaricella (chickenpox)Pertussis (whooping cough)Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease)

Which of the following is a waterborne disease?*2 pointsmeaslesCholeraAIDSChicken pox