What is true concerning infectious diseases at the current time in the United States?
A. They account for 25% of all physician visits and are still a major cause of death.
B. They are not a community/public health problem in the United States.
C. They are a major source of morbidity in the world, but not in the United States.
D. They are a major source of mortality in the world, but rarely fatal in the United States.
ANS: A
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