Which are considered infectious diseases that have impacted healthcare providers in the United States?
1. Influenza
2. Human immunodeficiency virus
3. Food poisoning
4. Tuberculosis
5. Asthma
1, 2, 3, 4
Rationale 1:Influenza is an infectious disease.
Rationale 2:HIV is an infectious disease.
Rationale 3: Food poisoning is an infectious disease.
Rationale 4:TB is an infectious disease.
Rationale 5: Asthma is a chronic disease.
Global Rationale:Throughout most of the history of the United States, concern about epidemic diseases mainly focused on the possible spread of traditional infectious diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, cholera, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Healthcare providers are also concerned about widespread food poisoning and sexually transmitted infections other than HIV.
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