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Which of the following is a zoonotic disease?
Which of the following is a zoonotic disease?
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria
- Cholera
- Ebola virus disease (correct)
What is a zoonosis?
What is a zoonosis?
- An infectious disease caused by a pathogen that can jump from a non-human to a human and vice versa (correct)
- An infectious disease caused by a fungus
- An infectious disease caused by a virus
- An infectious disease caused by a bacteria
Which disease was a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in the early part of the 20th century?
Which disease was a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in the early part of the 20th century?
- Cholera
- HIV (correct)
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria
What is an example of a zoonotic disease that has now evolved into a separate human-only disease?
What is an example of a zoonotic disease that has now evolved into a separate human-only disease?
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Which of the following diseases is NOT typically a zoonotic disease?
Which of the following diseases is NOT typically a zoonotic disease?
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What is a potential consequence of bird flu and swine flu viruses occasionally recombining with human strains of the flu?
What is a potential consequence of bird flu and swine flu viruses occasionally recombining with human strains of the flu?
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