In the 1999 West Nile virus outbreak in New York City, which of the following pieces of evidence suggested that the pathogen under investigation was not St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) ?
A) The time characteristic was not suggestive of SLE.
B) There was no mosquito involvement in this disease, as there would have been for SLE.
C) The viral particles were too small to be SLE.
D) Control measures initiated to control a SLE outbreak were not effective.
E) The case-control study indicated that this was not SLE.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q3: Epidemic paralytic polio:
A) was more likely when
Q4: Into which category of emergent diseases would
Q5: In which of the following types of
Q6: The likelihood of a host-to-host epidemic is
Q7: Which of the following pathogens would most
Q8: Which of the following is a characteristic
Q10: A particular type of virus occasionally undergoes
Q11: How can a vaccine program prevent epidemics?
Q12: When a new disease appears, which of
Q13: The incidence of disease:
A) is the total
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents