Question

Over the last few years, in several countries, there have been large outbreaks of the influenza virus. Which statement correctly describes the outbreaks?

Answer 1

Answer: D. This represents a pandemic because the outbreaks took place in several different countries.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to The Rochester Regional Health website...

"A pandemic is a type of epidemic that relates to geographic spread and describes a disease that affects an entire country or the whole world. An outbreak becomes a pandemic when it spreads over significant geographical areas and affects a large percent of the population.

In short, a pandemic is an epidemic on a national or global level."

The question states that the virus broke out in several countries at a large scale. So the outbreak in question is bigger than an epidemic, which only covers a region. Therefore, it must be a pandemic.

A pandemic is a disease whose effects are global- so our reasoning must be that the influenza virus was a pandemic because it took place in several different countries.

Answer 2

The outbreaks can be large by depending on the population of the country, the climate, the types of shelter the people lived in, and the country's prosperity.