What You Need To Know About Infectious Disease
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What do you know about infectious disease?
For which of the following diseases do we currently lack an effective vaccine for prevention?
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Sorry, that’s incorrect.
Although there are treatments available in the form of antivirals, we still currently lack a vaccine for HIV.
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Sorry, that’s incorrect.
Although there are treatments available in the form of antivirals, we still currently lack a vaccine for HIV.
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Correct!
Although there are treatments available in the form of antivirals, we still currently lack a vaccine for HIV.
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Sorry, that’s incorrect.
Although there are treatments available in the form of antivirals, we still currently lack a vaccine for HIV.
Infectious Disease Defined
- Meningeal Infection
An infection of the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.
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Source Material
- The Causes and Impacts of Neglected Tropical and Zoonotic Diseases: Opportunities for Integrated Intervention Strategies—Workshop Summary (2011)
- Infectious Disease Movement in a Borderless World—Workshop Summary (2010)
- Global Issues in Water, Sanitation, and Health—Workshop Summary (2009)
- Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Contributions to Infectious Disease Emergence—Workshop Summary (2008)
- The Impact of Globalization on Infectious Disease Emergence and Control: Exploring the Consequences and Opportunities—Workshop Summary (2006)
- The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism (2005)
