Question: Which of the following is not an epidemic?
A Cholera
B Malaria
C Small pox
D Elephantiasis
Answer: Elephantiasis
| Name of Epidemic |
Affected Region(s) |
Disease |
Description |
| Smallpox |
Worldwide |
Variola virus |
· Devastating epidemics until the global eradication in 1980. |
| Justinian’s Plague |
Eastern Roman Empire |
Bubonic Plague |
· Estimated to have killed millions of people worldwide.
· Contributed to the decline of the Byzantine Empire. |
| COVID-19 Pandemic |
Worldwide |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
· Ongoing pandemic with millions of cases and deaths worldwide |
| Malaria |
Worldwide |
Plasmodium parasites |
· Millions of cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. |
| The Black Death |
Europe, Asia, North Africa |
Bubonic Plague |
· One of the deadliest pandemics in history; killed an estimated 75-200 million people. |
| Cholera |
Globally |
Vibrio cholerae bacteria |
· Several pandemics throughout history |
| Spanish Flu |
Worldwide |
Influenza A (H1N1) |
· Estimated to have infected 500 million people |
| AIDS |
Global |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
· Ongoing pandemic, over 75 million people infected |
| SARS Epidemic |
· Asia
· North America |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
· Affected over 8,000 people with a fatality rate of about 10%. |
