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For a potentially serious disease like bubonic plague,
vaccines are not routinely recommended for the general
population; why not? Identify the public health
measures used to control plague.
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- Explain how each of the following could lead to the reemergence of malaria in the United States: (a) global warming, (b) increased travel of individuals from endemic regions to the United States, (c) increased immigration of individuals from endemic regions to the United States, and (d) laws protecting wetlands. Please simple to understand and original answer. Thanks :)A seasonal outbreak of influenza would be an example of what type of outbreak? a. point-source b. common-source c. propagated d. a and b e. a, b, and cWhich of these would be the index case for the Ebola epidemic?a. Nina Pham b. the baby in Guinea c. Thomas Duncan d. a dead monkey