The nurse works to identify epidemiologic transitions in the community. Which exemplifies an epidemiologic transition?
A) High fertility and high mortality, resulting in slow population growth
B) Improvement in hygiene and nutrition, leading to a decreased burden of infectious disease
C) High and fluctuating mortality, due to poor health, epidemics, and famine
D) Mortality declines and, later, fertility declines
Ans: C
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An example of an epidemiologic transition is high and fluctuating mortality, due to poor health, epidemics, and famine. Demographic transitions may progress from low to high levels and include the following: high fertility and high mortality, resulting in slow population growth; improvement in hygiene and nutrition, leading to a decreased burden of infectious disease; mortality declines and, later, fertility declines.
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