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What has been the trend in discovering new antibiotics since the 1980s?
What has been the trend in discovering new antibiotics since the 1980s?
- Antibiotic development has been put on hold due to lack of funding.
- New classes of antibiotics have been regularly discovered.
- Variations of previously discovered antibiotics have been developed. (correct)
- Research has shifted focus from discovering new antibiotics to improving existing ones.
What is a potential solution to encourage the development of new antibiotics?
What is a potential solution to encourage the development of new antibiotics?
- Decreasing funding for antibiotic research.
- Focusing on developing vaccines instead of antibiotics.
- Increasing government regulations on pharmaceutical companies.
- Paying lump sums to successful antibiotic developers. (correct)
What is one strategy to reduce antibiotic resistance?
What is one strategy to reduce antibiotic resistance?
- Increasing the use of antibiotics in animal feed.
- Developing new antibiotics that are stronger than existing ones.
- Prescribing antibiotics for viral infections.
- Reducing overprescribing of antibiotics. (correct)
What is antibiotic cycling?
What is antibiotic cycling?
What is one potential approach to think outside the box when developing new treatments?
What is one potential approach to think outside the box when developing new treatments?
What is the primary reason why widespread treatment programs may not be enough to eradicate diseases?
What is the primary reason why widespread treatment programs may not be enough to eradicate diseases?
Which of the following diseases has been eliminated in the US?
Which of the following diseases has been eliminated in the US?
What is the current status of Type 2 and Type 3 wild poliovirus?
What is the current status of Type 2 and Type 3 wild poliovirus?
What is the primary mode of transmission of Dracunculiasis?
What is the primary mode of transmission of Dracunculiasis?
What is the percentage reduction in severe malaria associated with the first malaria vaccine approved by the WHO?
What is the percentage reduction in severe malaria associated with the first malaria vaccine approved by the WHO?
What is the primary challenge in eradicating malaria, according to the text?
What is the primary challenge in eradicating malaria, according to the text?
What is a major challenge in wiping out a disease entirely?
What is a major challenge in wiping out a disease entirely?
Why is controlling a disease often more expensive than eradication efforts?
Why is controlling a disease often more expensive than eradication efforts?
What is a contributing factor to the reemergence of previously controlled diseases?
What is a contributing factor to the reemergence of previously controlled diseases?
What is measles considered, despite being highly contagious and sometimes fatal?
What is measles considered, despite being highly contagious and sometimes fatal?
What can lead to moral judgments about a person with a disease?
What can lead to moral judgments about a person with a disease?
What can be the result of stigma?
What can be the result of stigma?
