Poverty and Disease

Question 1

Poor sanitation and lack of access to clean water are examples of the effect of

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limited infrastructure.

Question 2

The prevalence of endemic diseases is most effected by factors related to

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poverty.

Question 3

In 2014, the United States defined poverty as the state in which anyone is surviving on less than

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$32.00 a day.

Question 4

Which statement about spreading knowledge of diseases and health around the world is correct?

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It is a way international organizations are helping to fight disease.

Question 5

Which are infectious diseases? Select five answers.cancercholeratyphoidmalariaHIV/AIDSheart diseasetuberculosis

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cholera; typhoid; malaria; HIV/AIDS; tuberculosis

Question 6

In a country where poverty is common, what are the poor most likely to be experiencing?

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a lack of basic needs

Question 7

International organizations know that effective programs to treat HIV/AIDS must include

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treatment, prevention, and testing.

Question 8

In Botswana today, HIV/AIDS infection rates are

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decreasing and life expectancy is increasing.

Question 9

If 75% of India’s rural population lives in poverty, it most likely means that

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they live on less than two dollars a day according to the UN.

Question 10

Which has been the most help in breaking the cycle of poverty and disease in Botswana?

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programs to fight HIV/AIDS

Poverty and Disease Answers