Which of the following is not an epidemic?

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: February 3, 2024

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%.

 

 

 

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