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Pandemics
What does the term biological hazard mean?
the risk linked to weapons used in wars
the explosion of a laboratory.
the emission of radiation that is hazardous for humans
the risk caused by biological agents that threaten the health of humans and other living beings
What are biological agents?
Fungi and spores
viruses and bacteria
all the other answers.
humans, animals and plants
Biological agents are divided into four classes:
cause skin irritation
cause skin allergies.
always cause life threatening diseases
can cause various negative health effects
What is a pandemic?
it is a disease that spreads rapidly but remains circumscribed within a population
pandemic, epidemic and endemic are all synonyms.
the term pandemic has the same meaning as epidemic
It is the spread of a new disease all over the world. Generally, it indicates the involvement of at least two continents, and rapid transmission from one individual to another
The term pandemic implies all, except:
inter-human contagion: the pathogen is transmitted from person to person, provoking the disease
the appearance of a new infective agent that is very virulent
the severity of the disease, that is always fatal.
the capacity of the agent to spread rapidly through contagion
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